About the Huichol:

Mexico’s Huichol people are members of an autonomous and resilient culture that dates back to pre-Columbia times. It is a culture rich in art, symbolism, folklore, plant knowledge ,and spirituality. Many anthropologists consider the population--whose 15,000 people inhabit the remote mountain canyons of Jalisco and Nayarit—to be one of the most intact tribes in the Western Hemisphere. These pieces were handmade by Angela in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Huichol Bracelet- flowers



$25 - $40

Flowers are sacred. They are utilized in all ceremonies: healings, deer hunts, and harvests. Toto, a small flower that blooms in the wet corn growing season, has become a prayer and a symbol for the corn. In life the Toto has five petals but in art it has been stylized with six petals. The aroma of its blossom induces a powerful trance in which the Huichol say their spirit is opened to the highest levels of enlightenment.

Beautiful hand made beaded bracelet made with medium glass beads (1mm). From top to bottom respectively bracelets measure approximately 3.5 X 19cm., 2.5 X 18cm., 3.5 X 18cm. 4.5 X 19.5cm at their widest points.
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