Mexican Huichol Masks
Beaded mask, \'Green Jicuri Flower\'
With a patience characteristic of the Huichol people, the hands of Higinio Hernandez transform tiny \"chaquira\" beads into beautiful and glossy motifs adhered to a papier-mach� base.
Beadwork mask, \'Spirit of the Blue Deer\'
A mask to commemorate Huichol customs, this piece celebrates Tamaxi Wuimare, the spirit of the blue deer. Known as Kawuyumaire, this deer is regarded as the Huichol people\'s older brother; he is a messenger to the gods.
\'Warra, \' mask
With a patience characteristic of the Huichol people, the hands of Higinio Hernandez have transformed tiny chaquira beads into beautiful and glossy motifs adhered to a papier-m�ch� base.
Mask, \'Berika\'
With a patience characteristic of the Huichol people, the hands of Higinio Hernandez transform tiny \"chaquira\" beads into beautiful and glossy motifs adhered to a papier-m�ch� base.
Beadwork mask, \'The Moon\'s Healing Magic\'
Six-sided peyote blossoms pose on the forehead of the moon herself. They guard the black spirals that represent yuawi � the curative power of the shaman. Joined by butterflies and white birds, they reveal the cosmology of the Huichol people.