Name: Huichol beaded papier mache skull, Huichol Grin
SKU: 409556

Jaguar Rising Beaded Wixárika or Huichol Jaguar Head from Jalisco Mexico

Miguel Díaz

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This is a slightly more modern take on traditional Wixárika (Huichol) jaguar heads. Instead of base made from wood, the head is formed using the more ecologically-friendly cartonería, a hard papier mache, a growing and innovative craft in Mexico. Miguel Díaz is a Wixárika artist keeping symbols such as the peyote and the deer as seen on this piece. The beads are placed one-by-one attached with beeswax that Díaz prepares, and the piece can be displayed on either a wall or a table.

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Huichol Treasure Decorative Beaded Box from Mexico

Miguel Díaz

(8)

This delightful small box is from Miguel Díaz in Mexico, who works to preserve his Huichol or Wixarika culture and artistic legacy. The round box is crafted from papier mache and covered with tiny glass beads in elaborate patterns that include the peyote flower, an element significant to the Huichol. The beads are individually affixed to the box using a beeswax adhesive.

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Sierra Stars Artisan Crafted Huichol Skull Sculpture

Miguel Díaz

(8)

In traditional Huichol style, tiny glass beads are individually applied by hand to this small papier mache skull using beeswax. Miguel Diaz in Mexico designs and crafts the sculpture, which features star motifs. The Huichol or Wixarika are an indigenous people in central western Mexico.

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Red Scorpion Small Red Huichol Skull

Miguel Díaz

(8)

In Huichol cosmology, the scorpion or tortuka is considered a protector and ally. Red scorpions grace both sides of this wonderful papier mache figurine from Miguel Diaz in Mexico. The patterns are created with the application of tiny glass beads which are added one by one, using beeswax as an adhesive. The Huichol or Wixarika are an indigenous people in central western Mexico.

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Huichol Grin Handmade Beaded Skull Figurine

Miguel Díaz

(8)

Grinning widely, this small skull figurine adds a cultural accent to any space. Miguel Diaz in Mexico crafts the papier mache sculpture in the tradition of Huichol crafts, attaching tiny glass beads in elaborate patterns using beeswax as an adhesive. The Huichol or Wixarika are an indigenous people in central western Mexico.

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Scorpion Bear Huichol Beaded Bear Figurine

Miguel Díaz

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Miguel Díaz in Mexico crafts this marvelous small sculpture from papier mache, applying glass beads one by one in elaborate patterns in the traditional style of Huichol handicrafts. The bear figurine is adorned with a tortuka or scorpion, a creature believed by the Huichol to represent protection. The Huichol are an indigenous people of central northwest Mexico with a rich culture and artisanal heritage.

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Peyote Memories Handmade Huichol Skull Figurine

Miguel Díaz

(8)

In traditional Huichol style, tiny glass beads are individually applied by hand to this small papier mache skull using beeswax. Mexico's Miguel Diaz designs and crafts the sculpture, which features peyote flower motifs, a common element in Huichol design. The Huichol or Wixarika are an indigenous people in central western Mexico.

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Precious Peyote Artisan Crafted Huichol Decorative Box

Miguel Díaz

(8)

This delightful decorative box is crafted by Miguel Díaz in Mexico in the style of Huichol handicrafts. Formed from ceramic and papier mache, the small round box is covered with tiny glass beads in elaborate patterns. The beads are applied one by one using beeswax, and the designs include the peyote flower and corn, both significant elements of Huichol life. The Huichol are an indigenous people of central northwest Mexico with a rich culture and artisanal heritage.

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Jalisco Lion Papier Mache and Huichol Glass Bead Lion From Guadalajara

Miguel Díaz

(8)

There are no lions native to western Mexico, but the Huichol (Wixarika) people were introduced to them through the Spanish. This is an interpretation of the animal using glass beads attached over a papier mache form. Artist Miguel Díaz hand presses each bead individually using beeswax as a kind of glue to create the intricate patterns and colors that you see here.

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eARThiness Handmade Mexico Huichol Nierika Rabbit Deer Beadwork

Kupihaute

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White rabbits chase glowing orange deer around an exquisite nierika, or votive beadwork composition by Kupihaute, which takes the shape of a flower with five wide petals.

The artisan, who writes fluently in the Huichol, Nahuatl, Spanish and English languages, talks about this work in his own words. "This nierika/mirror represents the duality of our existence. The rabbit symbolizes the permanent movement of earthiness reflected in the lunar mirror. The deer is the spirit that animates the movement of our wise memory, marking the spiral path of our ancestral cultures in permanent transformation and adaptation around the peyote-maize." The artist has created the word "eARThiness" to emphasize the word "art" found inside "earth." "For me, this eARThiness is very important and meaningful."

The intricate images are formed with tiny seed beads. Kupihuate patiently places them one at a time with a needle made of abalone shell onto a huanacaxtle wood backing. Beeswax is used instead of glue.

The process is totally spontaneous, with no previous sketch or design. It is guided by the artist's unconscious to tell the stories that remain in our collective ancestral memory. He signs his work with the symbol of a butterfly on the reverse side of the nierika.

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Candle Life Handmade Mexico Huichol Candle Beadwork Nierika Art

Kupihaute

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Formed of three blue peyote buds, a lighted candle is radiant in this exquisite nierika, or votive beadwork painting by Kupihaute. A butterfly alights on either side in his composition, which takes the shape of a flower with five wide petals.

The artisan, who writes fluently in the Huichol, Nahuatl, Spanish and English languages, talks about this work in his own words. "The nierika is a mirror that is offered to the sea together with the first corn that has been harvested, in order to renew the cycle of rains that will give life to the next crop cycle. As in most of the ancient cultures of our planet, the candle represents our trajectory between being born and returning. For this reason, even today, during the celebration of our birthday, it is customary to light and blow out as many candles as solar cycles have elapsed. The butterflies and spirals are indicating that existence is energy in permanent transformation between arising from and returning to earth."

The intricate images are formed with tiny seed beads. Kupihuate patiently places them one at a time with a needle made of abalone shell onto a huanacaxtle wood backing. Beeswax is used instead of glue.

The process is totally spontaneous, with no previous sketch or design. It is guided by the artist's unconscious to tell the stories that remain in our collective ancestral memory. He signs his work with the symbol of a butterfly on the reverse side of the nierika.

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Scorpion Dancing Handmade Huichol Beadwork Nierika Blue Scorpion Painting

Kupihaute

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A myriad shades of blue conjure a cool and soothing universe in this elegant nierika, or votive beadwork painting by Kupihaute. Scorpions scuttle purposefully around the center of the composition, which takes the shape of a flower with five wide petals.

The artist, who writes fluently in the Huichol, Nahuatl and English languages, talks about this work in his own words. "From the focal center of the nierika, the precious flower arises in spiral movement as the culminating expression of the deepest roots. The blossom is keeping in its entrails the seed that will disseminate the power of creative energy. This is symbolized by the scorpions that, in their wonderful body symmetry, show the essence of the power itself, since any imbalance in its mating dance, any missing the target, will cause its own poisoning and thus its own death. Therefore the symbol of cosmos, of order is shown in their mouths and the tails."

The intricate images are formed with tiny seed beads. Kupihuate patiently places them one at a time with a needle made of abalone shell onto a huanacaxtle wood backing. Beeswax is used instead of glue.

The process is totally spontaneous, with no previous sketch or design. It is guided by the artist's unconscious to tell the stories that remain in our collective ancestral memory. He signs his work with the symbol of a butterfly on the reverse side of the nierika.

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Huichol Essence, Huichol Cosmogony on 6-Inch Decoupage Wood Jewelry Box

Ana Maria Gonzalez

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After the Ritual, Huichol Themed Limited Edition Giclée

Enrique Ruiz

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The Shaman, Limited Edition Huichol Motif Giclée

Enrique Ruiz

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Purple Chic Cascade, Purple-Fuchsia-Burgundy Huichol Beadwork Waterfall Earrings

Length: 4.3" x 1.4" W

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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Peach and Aqua Waterfall, Huichol Beadwork Peach-Aqua-Tangerine Waterfall Earrings

Length: 4.7" x 1.4" W

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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Green Huichol Dreamcatcher, Huichol Beadwork Black and Green Statement Earrings

Length: 5" x 1.4" W

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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Espresso and Yellow Rivers, Huichol Espresso-White-Yellow Beadwork Waterfall Earrings

Length: 3.5" x 1.2" W

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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White Blossom, Huichol Beadwork Floral Earrings in Black-White-Grey

Length: 5.5" x 1.5" W x 0.1" D

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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Turquoise Jikuri, Turquoise Floral Beadwork Huichol Waterfall Earrings

Length: 5" x 1.4" W x 0.2" D

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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Huichol Portal, Multicolor Huichol Theme on Decoupage Jewelry Box

Ana Maria Gonzalez

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Diamond Cascade, Huichol Handcrafted Black-Brown Beadwork Waterfall Earrings

Length: 4.4" x 0.9" W x 0.1" D

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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White Skeleton, Beadwork Day of the Dead White Skull Huichol Necklace

Size: 25" Inner Circ. x 0.1" W

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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Immortal Frida, Handcrafted Frida Kahlo Huichol Necklace in Beadwork

Size: 26" Inner Circ. x 0.1" W

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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Immortal Frida, Handcrafted Frida Kahlo Huichol Earrings in Beadwork

Length: 3.3" x 1.3" W x 0.2" D

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Tradition

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Huichol Women, Huichol Women on Wood Decoupage Jewelry Box with Mirror

Ana Maria Gonzalez

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Colorful Huichol Circles, Huichol Multicolored Glass Beaded Earrings from Mexico

Length: 4.7" x 1.2" W

Adriana Trejo

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Vibrant Huichol Circles, Huichol Colorful Glass Beaded Earrings from Mexico

Length: 5" x 1.2" W

Adriana Trejo

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Mexican Masks Collection, 10 Coloring Postcards Set of Fantastical Mexican Masks

Alejandra Aceves

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Orange Frida, Glass Beaded Frida Dangle Earrings in Orange from Mexico

Length: 2.8" x 1.3" W x 0.1" D

Adriana Trejo

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Huichol Color, Multicolored Glass Beaded Dangle Earrings from Mexico

Length: 2.2" x 1.4" W x 0.1" D

Adriana Trejo

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Featured Reviews

Glass beaded dangle earrings, 'Orange Frida'

Tracy

May 9, 2021

Love these earrings!

These work perfectly with a dress or a pair of jeans and T-shirt. They are very light so they are not pulling at my ears.

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Decoupage jewelry box, 'Huichol Portal'

Rebecca

Sep 29, 2017

LOVE MY BOX!

The only thing I would like different from this box is that is was bigger. I absolutely LOVE my box. I actually got the box to store my essential oils, for which it is perfect. The only thing I would like different from this box is that is was bigger so I could fit more. The art is amazing. I love the colors and the inside is perfect as well. The artist has done an Amazing job! I would definitely purchase from them again in the future!

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