The Huichol people are native Mexicans who live primarily in the Sierra Madre Occidental range in the Mexican states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas and Durango. Their art is very detailed and time consuming since the bead art also known as "chaquira" involves placing each bead individually. Some pieces have tens of thousands of beads. Huichol people also create pieces of art with the use of colored yarns. The Huichol indigenous communities are accomplished artists in their creations expressing their collective worldview; Huichol crafts are renowned for their beauty and the complexity of their manufacture. Those familiar with the workmanship of their handmade creations, understand that theirs is an ancient art. For all images, all designs, they have one virtue: storytelling.
Huichol Bead & Yarn Art Paintings (Indigenous Wixarika Mexican Handcrafts)
Fantastic huichol beaded elephant handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This piece was carved out of wood and then decorated with hundreds of colored beads depicting several important huichol images such...
Fantastic huichol beaded deer handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This deer was carved out of wood and then decorated with thousands of colored beads depicting several important...
Fantastic huichol beaded deer handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This deer was carved out of wood and then decorated with thousands of colored beads depicting several important...
Fantastic huichol beaded deer handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This deer was carved out of wood and then decorated with thousands of colored beads depicting several important...
Beautiful huichol jaguar head made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a...
Beautiful huichol jaguar head made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a...
Beautiful huichol jaguar head made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a...
Beautiful huichol jaguar head made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a...
Beautiful huichol jaguar head made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a...
Beautiful huichol jaguar head made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a...
This life-size human skull replica was created by the Huichol artists of the Northern region of Jalisco. Thousands of beads were placed one at a time with time-consuming detail and...
Yarn painting made by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco, Mexico. This painting was made with colored yarn applied with a natural adhesive mixture of beeswax and pine resin over...
Yarn painting made by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco, Mexico. This painting was made with colored yarn applied with a natural adhesive mixture of beeswax and pine resin over...
One-of-a-kind yarn painting made by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco, Mexico. This painting was made with colored yarn applied with a natural adhesive mixture of beeswax and pine resin...
One-of-a-kind yarn painting made by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco, Mexico. This painting was made with colored yarn applied with a natural adhesive mixture of beeswax and pine resin...
Vibrant and intricate yarn painting made in the Sierra Madre region in Jalisco, Mexico by top indigenous Huichol artist Ernesto Benitez. This painting was made with colored yarn applied with a...
Vibrant and intricate yarn painting made in the Sierra Madre region in Jalisco, Mexico by top indigenous Huichol artist Ernesto Benitez. This painting was made with colored yarn applied with a...
Yarn painting made by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco, Mexico. This painting was made with colored yarn applied with a natural adhesive mixture of beeswax and pine resin over...
Beautiful huichol jaguar made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a layer...
Beautiful huichol jaguar made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a layer...
This life-size human skull replica was created by the Huichol artists of the Northern region of Jalisco. Thousands of beads were placed one at a time with time-consuming detail and...
This life-size human skull replica was created by the Huichol artists of the Northern region of Jalisco. Thousands of beads were placed one at a time with time-consuming detail and...
Fantastic huichol beaded elephant handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This piece was carved out of wood and then decorated with hundreds of colored beads depicting several important huichol images such...
Fantastic huichol beaded elephant handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This piece was carved out of wood and then decorated with hundreds of colored beads depicting several important huichol images such...
Fantastic huichol beaded elephant handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This piece was carved out of wood and then decorated with hundreds of colored beads depicting several important huichol images such...
Fantastic huichol beaded elephant handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This piece was carved out of wood and then decorated with hundreds of colored beads depicting several important huichol images such...
Fantastic huichol beaded deer handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This deer was carved out of wood and then decorated with thousands of colored beads depicting several important...
Fantastic huichol beaded deer handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This deer was carved out of wood and then decorated with thousands of colored beads depicting several important...
Fantastic huichol beaded deer handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This deer was carved out of wood and then decorated with thousands of colored beads depicting several important...
One-of-a-kind This incredible work of art was made over the span of several months by Huichol artisans from a small community within the Sierra Madre mountains of Jalisco. The Huichol...
Beautiful huichol jaguar made by the native people of the Sierra Madre in the northern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Each bead is individual placed on a layer...
Fantastic huichol beaded elephant handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This piece was carved out of wood and then decorated with hundreds of colored beads depicting several important huichol images such...