Huichol, Wixárika, Beaded Lizard, Mexico, Folk Art, Colorful, 7"

Description

Vintage Wixárika/Huichol Beaded Lizard.
A hand carved wooden lizard covered with colored beads set in beeswax created by the Huichol people of Mexico.
The Wixárika, Wixaritari (pl), commonly known as Huichol, are among Mexico's most fascinating indigenous groups. They inhabit the Sierra Madre Occidental area in San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, Nayarit, Durango, and Zacatecas, where they maintain their language, customs, and traditions. When contemplating a piece of Wixárika (or Huichol) art, its hypnotizing designs in vibrant colors are the first thing that stands out. The Wixaritari are one of the few cultures whose cosmology, traditions, and practices have remained almost intact since pre-Hispanic times. They preserve their language and social and political structures, reflecting Mexico's enormous and beautiful diversity. With the urbanization of some regions of the mountains, the Wixaritari create pieces of art for commercial purposes, ranging from yarn paintings, embroideries on clothes, musical instruments, and figures decorated with colored beads, this last one perhaps the most recognized.
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