HUICHOL PIG - Beaded Figurine. Mexican Indigenous Art, 11 inches long

Description

Huichol Bead Art - Hefty Pig
Hand-crafted by the Huichol Indigenous Tribe
Here is a fine example of the renowned beaded art work of Mexico's Huichol peoples. This colorful pig is built on a solid, wood frame that has been coated with bees wax and then embedded with hundreds of tiny glass beads of many, many colors. They are arranged, one at a time, to form different geometric patterns, including, in this figurine, several peyote designs in different colors. The pig, like all Huichol art, is one-of-a-kind. It measures 11 inches long by 7" tall.
HISTORY:
The Huichol people are an indigenous tribe living in secluded settlements within Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains. They are known for their beautiful Huichol art — animal figures, jaguar heads, masks and ceremonial bowls coated with beeswax, then covered in tiny, glass beads. Hundreds of beads, set in place one at a time, produce dazzling patterns derived from their ancestry and spirituality. The creation of this Huichol bead art requires a great deal of inspiration, patience and concentration, all characteristics of the Huichol Indian outlook on life.
BUY WITH CONFIDENCE:
I have purchased this pig and other Huichol art directly from a Huichol artisan family in San Miguel de Allende, for resale through eBay. There is no middleman, so  the money I pay goes directly to sustaining the worthy artists who produce this work. Please check my excellent eBay feedback rating, and also note my
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