Eclipse - Sun - Moon

Huichol community (wixarika).- Those who know the beauties of their handmade creations, understand that theirs is an ancient art: an art that counts, sings causes; an art that makes imagine dialogues, dances, confrontations, mysteries. For all your pictures, all his designs, by simple they may seem, have one virtue: telling stories. The Sun and the Moon: The complementary strengths of the main male and female is essential in the Huichol culture: the male is associated with the Sun (Tau) and the female with the moon (Metsa). We can see the sun face painted with sacred drawings made with yellow root powder (Uxa) in preparation for the ceremony. The moon carries the other deities.