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This is a slideshare specific to the Huichol Indian practice of yarn painting. It displays some images found on the web at various sites and practical video application links.
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Huichol Indians:Yarn Art
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Who is defined as Huichol? a member of an American Indian
people of the mountains between Zacatecas and Nayarit, Mexico
How do you say it and who are they?
~ 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.
What is Huichol Yarn Painting?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AscvmA8-
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Let’s watch a video about it:
http://
www.latinamericanfolkart.com/yarn_paintings_i.htm
Here are more images:
Student Examples:
http://
www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/t/Target_DIC_NMMA_Huichol_Symbols.pdf
Let’s look at symbols specific to the Huichol Indians:
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.
You are going to have a few choices when
making yours: