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The art gallery "Arte Marakame" has a permanent exhibition of huichol art made with crystal beads and yarn painting, also as a fusion of huichol art and Alebrije from Oaxaca, in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. The Bead Museum in Glendale, Arizona, held an exhibit called "The HuicholWeb of Life: Creation and Prayer". [3]
The beaded art is a relatively new innovation and is constructed using glass, plastic or metal beads pressed onto a wooden form covered in beeswax. Common bead art forms include masks, bowls and figurines. Like all Huichol art, the bead work depicts the prominent patterns and symbols featured in the Huichol religion.
Wood and fiber crafts for sale at the municipal market in Pátzcuaro. Dolls made of cartonería from the Miss Lupita project.. Mexican handcrafts and folk art is a complex collection of items made with various materials and fashioned for utilitarian, decorative or other purposes, such as wall hangings, vases, toys and items created for celebrations, festivities and religious rites. [1]
In Yautepec, the best costumes are made of velvet and are entirely covered in designs and images made from beads, sequins, ribbing and imitation precious stones. These decorative elements can be expensive such as quality beads imported from the Czech Republic. [1] The hats have pre-Hispanic images and modern interpretations of ancient legends. [2]
Patronal festival (fiesta patronal), a yearly Christian religious celebration of a patron saint or virgin; Fiesta San Antonio, a 10-day event held every April in San Antonio, Texas; St. Peter's Fiesta, a five-day festival in Gloucester, Massachusetts; Fiestas de Santa Fe, a festival held in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Charro Days Fiesta; jointson, Arizona — End of August (Celebrates the founding of Tucson—Presidio de San Agustín del Tucsón—as well as honoring the saint.) La Fiesta de los Vaqueros; Tucson, Arizona — last weekend in February; The Fiesta in Santa Barbara, California; Fiesta Mexicana [1] in Topeka, Kansas, July, a 5-day festival
One of the display hall of the Museo de las Culturas Populares in Toluca. The Mexican State of Mexico produces various kinds of handcrafted items.While not as well documented as the work of other states, it does produce a number of notable items from the pottery of Metepec, the silverwork of the Mazahua people and various textiles including handwoven serapes and rebozos and knotted rugs.