7.9" Huichol yarn painting, Mexican Folk art, Wall art, Mexican painting 20-208

Description

7.9" Huichol yarn painting 20-208
Dimensions
Lenght 7.88 inches (20 cms)
Width 7.88 inches (20 cms)
Thick 0.2 inches (0.50 cms
This painting is entirely made with yarn applied with beeswax and resin over a sheet of plywood.
In this painting you'll see a representation of the peyote cactus, the maize, the tobacco leaves, the muvieri, the gourd bowl, the hummingbird, the fire, the sun and the moon.
* The peyote cactus or "Hikuri", is a plant that the huichol people keep as their most sacred element of their culture, and itused it to open a spiritual connection with their gods. Peyote is the soul of their religious culture and a visionary sacrament that opens a pathway to the other deities.
* The maize or Ikú, is the sacred food of the huichol tribe. There's a legend that tells that the 5 races of maize, (white, red, yellow, blue and mottled) are considered to be daugthters of the mother earth. The goddes granted their daugthers to the huichol so they could have substanance and abundance.
* The muvieri is a stick with feathers used by the marakame in their rituals. It's a mean to contact their gods and receive their messages. It's also used to heal, predict the future and in blessings.
* The humming bird, or Tamatsi, is an errand of the marakames as it helps to carry their messages to the gods and spirits.
* The sun brings light and illumination to the world. Tau or Tayaupa is father sun, master of the heavens. The Huichols believe all living things receive their power from the sun, and that He guarantees healthy crops and abundant food.
* The moon, or Metsa, represents all the femenine things. She helps the sun to protect the huichols from all the evil spirits and from Tukákame, the god of death.
* The fire, or Tatewari, is the main god, the ruler over the rest of the gods. We call him "grandfather" because he existed before the sun did. He taught all the rites of the huichol tribe, including the traditional deer hunt. He accompanies the huichol tribe during all their life and rituals.
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The Huichol represent one of the few remaining indigenous cultures left in Mexico. They live in self-imposed isolation, having chosen long ago to make their home high in the mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental, in Western Central Mexico.
Huichol Art dates back millenia. During spiritual rituals the shaman (know as marakame) have visions which are then transcribed into carvings, yarn art, bead art, pottery etc. Each image has spiritual meaning. The huichol tribe uses many simbols as representations of their deities and other things they deem sacred in their culture. Most common ones are the peyote, the deer and the snake.
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