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JAGUAR SCULPTURE HUICHOL BEADED ART Signed Mexican Folk Art Carved Wood Niuweme. Huichol Mexican Indian folk art is truly unique and all handmade by the indigenous people of the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico. Beautiful, multi-colored, glass beaded and hand carved wood jaguar head. Handmade and signed by Mexican Huichol Indian, Niuweme in Mexico. His work has been featured in the Temurikita Art Gallery in Italy and honored at the Plaza Caracol, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. Iginio’s noble pride of his art is evident in his communication and spirit. Using the traditional Huichol techniques of pressing Campeche beeswax onto this jaguar wood sculpture and adding, one-by-one, glass beads this bright and colorful jaguar depicts the offering message. Love his peyote eyes! Front to Back: 6. Side to Side: 4 7/8. Some of the symbols used to create this piece of art. Peyote flower and Peyote star : Honored by the Shaman for giving influence to the gods, by communication with ancestors, for messages about the Huichol future crops, rain and healing of the people. Corn: Health and prosperity for the people. Scorpion : Protector of the peyote. Eagle : Mother goddess of all living things. Candle : Light of the human spirit. Birds : Messengers to the gods. Shaman use eagle and hawk feathers in ritual ceremonies. Arrows : Urus (prayer arrows) request gratitude to the gods. He’s (or she’s) awesome!! We are very fortunate and proud to honor the Huichol Indians with their talented art pieces and thankful to offer their art crafts to you. For this reason, we personally inspect every piece for complete bead details and first class handcrafts. All of our Mexican folk art is in California, USA. Thank you for shopping with us. The item “JAGUAR SCULPTURE HUICHOL BEADED ART Signed Mexican Folk Art Carved Wood Niuweme” is in sale since Wednesday, December 12, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Latin American\Mexico\Huichol Art”. The seller is “ziggys*outlet” and is located in Camarillo, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
- Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
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