Category: The Huichol of the Sierra Madre

The Huichol are a small tribe of approximately 35,000 living in central western Mexico near Ixtlan in the Sierra Madre Mountains. They are said to be the last tribe in North America to have maintained their pre-Columbian traditions. Their shamans and healers practice today as they have for generations. In part, their survival is due to the focus of their traditions, as well as their remote mountainous territory.The Huichol people of Jalisco, Durango, Zacatecas and Nayarit, Mexico, known in their native language as Wixáritari, are globally recognised for their fantastically intricate, spiritually significant and brilliantly colourful bead and string folk art, which command high prices and even higher respect. Here’s a brief pictorial introduction to their work.

Huichol art or Wixarika

Huichol art or Wixarika

14/01/2026 By Huichol Handcrafts 0

Huichol art or Wixarika The homeland of the Huichols is remote. It is protected from the outside by the difficult access to its communities in remote parts of the Sierra Madre Mountains in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit. Due to the isolation of its…

Culture and tradition of the Huichol

Culture and tradition of the Huichol

15/07/2025 By Huichol Handcrafts 0

Cabeza de jaguar con marco de madera. Un objeto de colección que fusiona la fuerza espiritual ancestral con una estética refinada, ideal para decorar con orgullo y significado cualquier espacio contemporáneo. Cada chaquira es una historia; cada mirada del jaguar, una conexión con lo eterno.

Yarn paintings Huichol

Yarn paintings Huichol

15/07/2025 By Huichol Handcrafts 0

Yarn paintings from The Huichol Indians of Mexico Thanks to their isolation in the mountains and canyons of the state of Nayarit, the Huichol, alone among the indigenous peoples of Mexico, were able to largely resist conversion to Christianity by the Spanish conquistadors. They have…