Jícara - Huichol Art

Mexican Folk Art

Gourd lined with beads. Do you know what they are?

According to the Huichol people, especially the women who know how to make ritual gourds, “beads mean life.” These small colored beads are also compared to corn seeds, and are used in rituals, which can be for purification. In the community of Tuapuri, Santa Catarina Cuexcomatitán, for example, offerings, especially candles (katirate), are symbolically washed with soap and bead necklaces, which are used as if they were a sponge. In this case, the beads are associated with drops of water, a symbolism that takes us back to the pre-Hispanic chalchihuites Mexican Popular Art.

Huichol Art.- Medium-sized figure made by the Huichol people and covered with tiny seed beads. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE. THE COLORS MAY VARY.

Characteristics:

• Handmade item
• Measurements: (Length x Width (Depth) x Height)
• L: 11 cms (4.33 inches)
• A: 11 cms (4.33 inches)
• A: 3 cms (1.18 inches)
• Lined with beads