Huichol Art

Huichol Art

Huichol Art Item 154

$150.

12 x 12 inches / Hand twisted yarn

Narrative

At the bottom center, the fire represents the god Tatei Wari, God of Fire. To the right a hunter is depicted slaying a deer, whose blood fills a gourd which will later be offer to the gods including Tatei Wari. The peyote signifies the hear of the deer. To the left of the fire the shaman is represented by his objects including a bottleneck gourd filled with sacred water, a deer head and his shoulder bag with arrow visible. The danglers on the deer's head represents that the deer "listens" to all of the proceedings. Other objects representing the shaman include the brown votive bowl, feathered muvieri with orange serpent rattle, candle, rhomboidal shaped figure called a god's eye and votive arrow. In the upper right hand corner is a green chile that the shaman eats when there is nothing else. Many shaman are quite poor in regards to material wealth. The eagle is the messenger of the deer and will always present itself when a deer is slain. Behind the hunter is a prayer arrow. Not used for hunting, it guides him to a place where deer can be found. With this arrow, he asks "permission" of the gods to take a deer.

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