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Iconographic Meaning

Musical instruments signify luck in singing/playing; sandals in dancing, arrows and bows in hunting deer.

Cultural Context

contemporary; tourist art; ritual

History Of Use

Votive bowl, arrows, and attachments signify the supplicant's specific need/desires to specific gods; style of arrows and each attachment serves specific purpose.

Description

Hollowed gourd bowl covered on exterior with beeswax and inlaid with glass beads in a design consisting of white deer with cross above centre of body, red and black undulating line at centre of body, outlined in black. Two red and yellow figures both with arms outstretched, one is seated on a white and black chair the other is standing. Two u-shaped bases have double crosses above with blue ground, and yellow rim. Black divided circle on base has green and white triangular shaped wedges. Bowl contains three sticks inserted into beeswax. Two sticks are painted in blue and red bands, notched at upper end. Centre stick wrapped in red, blue, and pink yarn. Diminutive representations attached to each stick with braided or wrapped yarn, stick on left has a guitar, two bows, god's eye, paper sandal. Centre stick has drum, bow, arrow, shield, and feathers. Stick on right has violin, bow, god's eye and a paper sandal.

Narrative

The Wixáritari are known to the larger world as the Huichol, however that is not the name they use to refer to themselves.