Huichol: Yarn Butterfly Gold Gourd Oaxacan woodcarving the crest looks like a

the crest looks like a tiny hat decorated with its own flower

Created by Oaxaca artist Lucero Fuentes

one luminous and one absorbed — gives the decoration its quiet power

surrounded by an aura of fiery rays

The bark paper is produced manually following ancient techniques passed down from generation to generation in San Pablito

Huichol: Yarn Butterfly Gold Gourd Oaxacan woodcarving the crest looks like aThis exquisite natural gourd has been beautifully transformed by Huichol (Wixrika) artists using the traditional yarn painting technique known as nierika, in which beeswax and resin are applied to the surface, and fine strands of yarn are carefully placed by hand to form intricate designs. The top half of the gourd features soft earth tone yarnswarm grays, creams, and goldsarranged in elegant Huichol motifs. At the center is a butterfly, a powerful