Huichol Mexican Folk Art Flood Myth Nierika Yarn Painting

This square Mexican Huichol yarn painting features colored commercial yarn hand-pressed into a beeswax and resin layer on a fiberboard backing. The narrative composition portrays elements of the traditional flood myth, centering a stylized green canoe vessel flanked by two segmented serpents in black, white, and red alongside black ancestral silhouetted figures on a vibrant blue field. The entire scene is enclosed by a white zig-zag inner border symbolizing cosmic mountains and an outer perimeter border of pink and purple yarn. Dimensions: 11.75"W x 11.75"H Weight: 12. oz Condition Request Condition Report Good.

Estimate:£7.47

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