Huichol Beaded Elephant Wixarika Wood Carving Art aguila

Huichol Beaded Elephant Wixarika Wood Carving Art aguilaFantastic huichol beaded elephant handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This piece was carved out of wood and then decorated with hundreds of colored beads depicting several important huichol images such as fire, the sky and peyote. The thousands of beads were placed one by one onto a layer of natural glue which is made by the huichol people by mixing beeswax and pine resin. Length Height Width: 4. 5" x 3. 5" x 2" Origin: Nayarit,

gouges and knives for finishing

Origin: Arrazola

"The piece is inspired by 2 animals of the Zapotec calendar - armadillo: 6th day and the monkey: 11th day

5" x 4" (detachable tail

Expertly carved out of copal wood and painted with fine detail

Length/Height/Width: 6" x 4" x 6"

The Zapotec inspired patterns painted by Laura really pair well with the carving and the end result is truly a masterpiece

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