Huichol - Eligio Carrillo Vicente - Simbolo Watermelon Hat The binding is fragile and

The binding is fragile and weathered From numerous    reworking by Purvis Young with often   newly added   papers   glued    past the edge of original ones

Painted Retablo Box

Beautiful and elaborate altars (called ofrendas) dedicated to loved ones who have died

5" x 15" x 3"

Huichol - Eligio Carrillo Vicente - Simbolo Watermelon Hat The binding is fragile andSimbolo Traditional Huichol Yarn Painting on Wood Eligio Carrillo Vicente is one of my most important Huichol yarn painters and a pioneer of the early classic style. Large yarn paintings of his visions are mounted with beeswax on plywood. On the back of each painting are the artists words in Huichol handwritten to describe the meaning of the vision (see example in photo). Eligio is an experienced and skillful Huichol artist. He has explained that the