Shaman Deer Huichol Papier Mache Multicolor Mask Diabetes Awareness Sterling silver and citrine

Sterling silver and citrine

Thailand's Alaya Cholprasertsuk designs the blouse and adds ruffles at the neck

where over 10

Good things are on the horizon

intertwined with rain tree wood and glass beads

Shaman Deer Huichol Papier Mache Multicolor Mask Diabetes Awareness Sterling silver and citrineHiginio Hernandez handcrafts this mask to ask the gods' assurance of an abundant maize harvest, as well as protection from the scorpions that guard it. A sacred symbol, this blue jikuri or peyote flower recalls millenary Huichol traditions. Kawuyumaire, the Huichol's elder brother, assumes the form of a deer to become a messenger from the gods. His presence is only perceptible through the consumption of peyote flowers. The Huichol draw, paint or make