If you have ever seen the art of the Huichol Indians of Mexico, you probably were impressed by their intricate designs using intensely colored threads of yarn to "paint" pictures. They do this by ...

Anthropologist Peter T. Furst was working on his PhD in western Mexico in the mid-1960s when he discovered the vibrant yarn paintings of the Wixáritari people, commonly referred to as the Huichol. He ...

A portion of an exhibit featuring Huichol-inspired art, created by students from Mountain Green Middle School, at Weber State University's Shepherd Union Building is pictured Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

This article asks what is the relationship between shamanic vision and the production of shamanic art? Based on interviews with Huichol Indian yarn painters in Mexico, the author shows that the artist ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH – Students attending the Aug. 14 session of Art Is…Creation’s summer camp learned firsthand about Huichol art and a little bit about their culture. Special guest teacher Jane Owen ...

1. The Path to the Sierra Madre -- 2. Wixárika: Children of the Ancestor Gods -- 3. Kakauyari: The Gods and the Land Are Alive -- 4. Gifts for the Gods -- 5. Sacred Yarn Paintings -- 6.

Susana Valadez, founder and director of the Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Traditional Arts, will present about her life’s work to ensure the survival of the endangered Wixárika (Huichol) ...

Huichol art and culture : balancing the world / Melissa S. Powell -- Robert M. Zingg, the Huichols, and the Laboratory of Anthropology / Peter T. Furst -- Huichol votive art / C. Jill Grady -- Huichol ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) Looking ahead, Ricardo José Haddad Musi notes the importance of maintaining a balance between innovation and cultural integrity.” - Ricardo Jose Haddad MusiSAN ANTONIO, TX, ...