Photo: Beadwork

This shows how tiny the beads are and how they are intricately placed in the artwork.

These pieces of art are created in Jalisco and Nayarit, by the Huichols Indians. The Huichols Indians are descendants of the Aztec Indians of Mexico and related to the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Typical of the Huichols Indian artwork are yarn and beaded pieces. Wood is hand carved into a animal, mask, or other figure and very tiny, colorful beads are pushed into beeswax, covering the carving. They form intricate and colorful designs in each piece. In yarn pieces, they form a design from the placement of the yarn.