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Green and blue wool.", "primary": true }, { "type": "manufacture basic (online)", "value": "The woven God's Eye is either simple or very complex. This one is simple because it is made to sell to tourists and is not believed to have any magical power. The weaving is made on crossed pieces of cane which represent the natural elements of earth, fire, air and water.\nThe weaving is begun when a child is born and the first piece of weaving, the eye in the centre, is carried out by the child's father. Another 'eye' is added each year until the child reaches the age of five years. Original Huichol 'eyes', which have spiritual significance, are very rarely sold." }, { "type": "description", "value": "Hexagonal brightly coloured wool fan woven around a length of cane. Green and blue wool.\n\n{RELATEDOBJS: HOB \u2013 Mexican Masks ( will have new locations in new Masks unit!!!)\nHOB \u2013 Mexican Matracas (butterfly & bird) 7f\nHOB \u2013 Ocarinas 7f\nHOB \u2013 Papier Mache Doll (Hilda) 2f\nHOB \u2013 Woven Cotton Huipil (New Costume display, Wardrobe No. X?)}" }, { "type": "more (online)", "value": "Sikuli means 'the power to see and understand things unknown' in one of the original Indian languages of Mexico, known as Huichol. Ojo de dios, means the 'eye of god' in Spanish, which became a main language in Mexico after Spain conquered the area in the 1500s." }, { "historical": true, "type": "use", "value": "A magical object representing the 'Eye of God' placed on altars to protect very young children." }, { "historical": true, "type": "use", "value": "How is it used?\nTo the Huichol people the God's Eye is a powerful magical object which offers protection. It is woven by fathers to protect children from birth to the age of five years and placed on family altars.\n\nWho is it used by and why them? \nUsed by the Huichol people of the Sierra Madre region, in north western Mexico. They live in the states of Navarit and Jalisco. They have for a long time lived in deliberate isolation and resisted religious conversion and have therefore retained much of their original culture. Their weaving is inspired by their spiritual dreams and contains lots of symbolism. Weavers are usually women." }, { "historical": true, "type": "use", "value": "Living in the Sierra Madre mountains in north western Mexico, they call themselves \"Wix\u00c3\u00a1ritari\" or \"the people\" in the Huichol language. Well known for their weaving and beadwork, these people consider themselves as healers of the earth through their ancient (pre-colonial) rituals. The Huichol have strong spiritual beliefs. Their religion consists of four principal deities, the trinity of Corn, Blue Deer and Peyote and the Eagle, all descended from their Sun God, \"Tao Jreeku\". They are a shamanistic society and believe that a 'shaman\" communicates with the spirit world on their behalf. They have a long tradition of weaving but are also well known for their yarn paintings which play a central part in their religious life. These small square art works, reflect important religious beliefs and are often placed in house shrines, temples, caves and near springs. Coloured beadwork, pressed into bees wax, is a more recent artistic tradition. \nPeyote cactus is revered by the Huichol as a gift from the Gods. The Huichol use peyote as a means to enter a trance state from which comes the inspiration for the elaborate designs used in their artwork. It symbolizes the life force of the Huichol. It is also believed that through peyote's hallucinogenic effects people receive spiritual enlightenment and shamanic powers. Annual pilgrimages are made to collect the peyote. \n \nWeaving is usually done by women, as is most of the artwork, and skills are passed on from one generation to the next. The weaving is full of symbolism both in the patterns and colours. Animals such as deer, eagles, birds, and jaguars feature frequently, as do flowers and plants. The geometric designs are also symbolic, but there is not always agreement even amongst the weavers themselves as to the meanings. The colour blue usually represents the goddess of rain, black the pacific ocean and red the birthplace of Peyote cactus, Deer and Eagle." }, { "type": "use", "value": "A magical object representing the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcEye of God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 placed on altars to protect very young children. \nHow is it used? \nTo the Huichol people the God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Eye is a powerful magical object which offers protection. \nIt is woven by fathers to protect children from birth to the age of five years and placed on family altars. \nWho is it used by and why them? \nUsed by the Huichol people of the Sierra Madre region, in north western Mexico. They live in the states of Navarit and Jalisco. They have for a long time lived in deliberate isolation and resisted religious conversion and have therefore retained much of their original culture. Their weaving is inspired by their spiritual dreams and contains lots of symbolism. 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Coloured beadwork, pressed into bees wax, is a more recent artistic tradition. \nPeyote cactus is revered by the Huichol as a gift from the Gods. The Huichol use peyote as a means to enter a trance state from which comes the inspiration for the elaborate designs used in their artwork. It symbolizes the life force of the Huichol. It is also believed that through peyote's hallucinogenic effects people receive spiritual enlightenment and shamanic powers. Annual pilgrimages are made to collect the peyote. \nWeaving is usually done by women, as is most of the artwork, and skills are passed on from one generation to the next. The weaving is full of symbolism both in the patterns and colours. Animals such as deer, eagles, birds, and jaguars feature frequently, as do flowers and plants. The geometric designs are also symbolic, but there is not always agreement even amongst the weavers themselves as to the meanings. 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