Gifts: Huichol Yarn Paintings
Including Ltd Ed, Signed & Numbered
Erowid offers Huichol yarn paintings/art as thank-you gifts for contributors. Check the descriptions for more details about condition, limited edition status, and signatures. As of December 2018, all the yarn art is purchased from a confirmed distributor of Huichol-culture artists from the Zitakua area of Mexico.
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more details about these vivid, vibrant traditional yarn paintings.
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Peyote and Ritual Offerings (8")
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico. 7.9 x 7.9" (20 x 20 cm), yarn on wood. For preservation this should be framed. Description on back.
Imagery: Peyote with ritual offerings and objects (maize, muvieri stick, deer guide). |
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Peyote and Ritual Offerings (8")
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico. 7.9 x 7.9" (20 x 20 cm), yarn on thin wood backing. For long-term preservation this piece should be framed. Back has a description of imagery. Imagery: Central peyote button surrounded by fire and candles. The sacred peyote is a great part of the Huichol culture and is a part of the traditions such as rituals and ceremonies. |
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Peyote and Ritual Offerings (8")
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico. 7.9 x 7.9" (20 x 20 cm), yarn on thin wood backing. For long-term preservation this piece should be framed. Back has a description of imagery. Imagery: The shaman will consume the peyote to receive and give meaning to the messages of the gods. Before consuming the peyote, the shaman needs to ask permission of the gods, so a ritual is needed. |
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Shaman with Kieri (8")
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico. 7.9 x 7.9" (20 x 20 cm), yarn on wood. For preservation this should be framed. Description on back.
Imagery: The shaman is asking the god of Wind to allow him to consume the Kieri (tree of wind, a sacred psychoactive solanaceous species plant) to obtain its power and wisdom. |
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Antlered Peyote in Bowl (12"), by Reyes Cruz
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico. 11.8 x 11.8" (30 x 30 cm), yarn on wood. For preservation this should be framed. Description on back.
Imagery: Sacred gourd is used by shaman to present offerings (peyote: visionary sacrament) to the gods in order to be blessed and used in rituals. Muvieri stick helps contact the gods, deer are gatekeeper to the spirit world. |
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Peyote and Eye of God (8")
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico. 7.9 x 7.9" (20 x 20 cm), yarn on thin wood backing. For long-term preservation this piece should be framed. Back has a description of imagery. Imagery: The shaman will consume the peyote to receive and give meaning to the messages of the gods. Before consuming the peyote, the shaman needs to ask permission of the gods, so a ritual is needed. |
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| $1,000 |
Peyote w/ Offerings (12"), by Norma A. Carrillo R.
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico. 11.8 x 11.8" (30 x 30 cm), yarn on wood. For preservation this should be framed. Description on back.
Imagery: The peyote cactus will help the shaman receive and give meaning to the messages of the gods (including Tatewari, the god of fire). The gods will cleanse and bless the peyote before it is consumed by the shaman, with help from sacred offerings such as blessed arrows and muvieri (staff with feathers). |
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Shaman Ritual for Peyote (24"), by Norma Carrillo
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico. 23.5 x 23.5" (60 x 60 cm), yarn on wood. For preservation this should be framed. Description on back.
Imagery: Ritual performed by marakame (shaman) & pilgrims, who dance around peyote (surrounded by fire/sun) so it will bless crops & offerings (candles, muvieri stick, lightning). The eagle carries the message to the gods. The deer guides the shaman. |
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