Huichol Nierika Handmade Yarn Painting Mexican Indigenous Folk Art on Wood 8"

Huichol Nierika Handmade Yarn Painting Mexican Indigenous Folk Art on Wood 8"

Handmade by artisans by pressing colorful yarns onto a surface coated with beeswax and resin.
Deeply symbolic reflecting spiritual relationships of Huichol people with their ancestors and
nature deities, also made as offerings to their gods.
This art form is derived from ceremonial tablets called Nierika in Mexico.
This bright and brilliant piece shows the sun, moon, serpent and dieties, ancestors
Completed on a wooden placque with description written in Spanish on the back.
Measures approximately 8" x 8" and is in great condition.
Unframed