This piece is an authentic Wixarika (Huichol) yarn painting originating from the Sierra Madre Occidental region of Mexico. Produced during the mid-to-late 20th century, this traditional sacred art form is meticulously crafted by pressing brightly colored, polychrome yarn strands into a base of beeswax and pine resin spread over a wooden board.
The composition serves as a nierika-a sacred threshold or portal-visually documenting complex elements of Huichol shamanic cosmology and mythology. At the center sits a stylized, radiating sun deity (Tawexika), watching over an intricate narrative arrangement of core spiritual symbols. Key motifs include a central animal figure (often the sacred deer, Kauyumari), geometric fire and candle elements used in ceremonial rituals, and stylized local flora and fauna. The vibrant palette relies on intense reds, bright yellows, deep purples, and teals to map out the artist's visionary or meditative experience.
Beautifully preserved and framed in a light wood gallery presentation box that showcases the dimensional quality of the layered yarn lines, this piece is a striking, highly collectible example of Mexican indigenous folk art heritage. 28in x 28in

This piece sold at auction for $687.50 - see the link below for details

https://www.johnmoran.com/auction-lot/a-huichol-yarn-painting_23e46e1a19