Huichol Indians

Huichol Indians

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  How do yousay it and who are they?  Pronounced: We choel Who is defined as Huichol? a member of an American Indian people of the mountains between Zacatecas and Nayarit, Mexico
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  What is HuicholYarn Painting?   ~ The Huichol Indians have used decorative art pieces as offerings to the Gods for centuries. These inspired pieces of art are created with colorful yarns painstakingly placed on a beeswax and pine resin mixture that was spread on a wooden base. The Indians work their spiritual symbols and designs into each piece.
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  Let’s watch avideo about it:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AscvmA8-4aE
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  Here are moreimages:   http://www.latinamericanfolkart.com/yarn_paintin gs_i.htm
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  Let’s look atsymbols specific to the Huichol Indians:   http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_reso urces/pdf/t/Target_DIC_NMMA_Huichol_Symbols .pdf
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  You are goingto have a few choices when makingyours:  You can either sketch out a “word” or “symbols” that you want to do…  You can find an image that is true to the Huichol artwork (examples we looked at on this powerpoint) and recreate/be inspired directly by those.