Huichol Beaded Mask, Strange, shops Small, Mexico

A small and strange beaded mask from the Huichol People, measuring about 6 inches overall. Rare and collectible. The Huichol or Wixáritari are a Native American ethnic group of western central Mexico, living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range in the Mexican states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango. They are best known to the larger world as the Huichol, however, they refer to themselves as Wixáritari ("the people") in their native Huichol language. shops The adjectival form of Wixáritari and name for their own language is Wixárika.