The document discusses Huichol yarn painting, an art form practiced by the Huichol people of Mexico. In Huichol yarn painting, colorful yarns are painstakingly placed on a beeswax and pine resin mixture spread on a wooden base to create decorative art pieces featuring the Huichol's spiritual symbols and designs. Examples of Huichol yarn paintings and symbols are provided, along with a link to a video about the art form. Students will choose their own design to recreate the yarn painting technique.

2. How do you say it and
who are they?
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Pronounced: We choel
Who is defined as Huichol?
a member of an American
Indian people of the mountains
between Zacatecas and
Nayarit, Mexico

3. What is Huichol Yarn
Painting?
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 ~ The Huichol Indians have
used decorative art pieces as
offerings to the Gods for
centuries. These inspired pieces
of art are created with colorful
yarns painstakingly placed on a
beeswax and pine resin mixture
that was spread on a wooden
base. The Indians work their
spiritual symbols and designs
into each piece.

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9. Let’s watch a video
about it:
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AscvmA8-4aE

10. Here are more images:
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 http://www.latinamericanfolkart.com/yarn_paintin
gs_i.htm

11. Student Examples:
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13. Let’s look at symbols specific to
the Huichol Indians:
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 http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_reso
urces/pdf/t/Target_DIC_NMMA_Huichol_Symbols
.pdf

14. You are going to have a
few choices when
makingyours:
 You can either sketch out a “word” or “symbols” that
you want to do…
 You can find an image that is true to the Huichol
artwork (examples we looked at on this powerpoint)
and recreate/be inspired directly by those.