The Huichol (Wixarika in their own language) are a tribe of Native Indians that live in the Sierra Madre mountains of western Mexico. They create art based on their culture, peyote ceremonies, helper spirits, and visions.
Northwest Coast Native art is highly diverse, and encompasses many regional styles. Art forms include carved masks, totem poles, wall panels, and silver and gold jewelry.
At Cheryl's Trading Post, as well as carrying local Native art, we have art from southern Native tribes - turquoise jewelry from Arizona and New Mexico, peyote art from the Huichol who live high in the Sierra Madres mountains of Mexico, Alebrijes (whimsical creatures) and hand woven rugs from Zapotecs of Oaxaca, textile from the Mayan and Inca of Mexico, and Central and south America, molas from the Kuna of Panama, and vision art from the Shipibo of the Peruvian Amazon.
