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Art History Virtual Exhibition

Huichol Yarn-Painted Art by Alex Bohnert

February, 2023 by Alyssa L. Cartier

The Huichol people are an indigenous culture from Western Mexico, and they are distinctive in that they were never conquered by the Spanish. Because they were not directly colonized, many of their ancient artforms and religious traditions have survived, although like all cultural practices, these have continued to change and develop through time. One type of traditional art … [Read more...] about Huichol Yarn-Painted Art by Alex Bohnert

Filed Under: 2021 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica, Art History Virtual Exhibit Tagged With: 20th century mexican art, bird, huichol, huichol culture, sculpture, western mexico, yarn, yarn painting

Huichol Yarn Bird: Researched by Joakima Day

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

  The Huichol cultures produce art that uses images of animals and other motifs from nature, such as the sun or flowers, to symbolically record their history and ideas. The Huichol are best known for making wooden or papier-mâché sculptures that are coated with beeswax and then covered with colorful nature motifs formed using tiny, imported glass seed beads or … [Read more...] about Huichol Yarn Bird: Researched by Joakima Day

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, huichol culture, Papier-mâché, yarn

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