This Wonderful hand beaded Jaguar Head that measures 7" from the back of the head to the tip of his nose and is 5" from ear to ear.

Huichol art abounds today in places like ebay, as well as tourist towns like Puerto Vallarta.  A simple google search will bring up more web sites than there are Huichol!!  The true art however is very difficult to find.  It does not come from Huichol that live in the city, but rather those who actually live in the sierra, those who are involved in doing the ceremonies and rituals that make up what it means to be Huichol.  Juan Villa Lopez is the son in law of Don Jacinto Lopez Ramirez, one of the founding fathers of the bead art.  Juan's family, as one of the pioneering families of the art,  has been doing the bead art for over 25years now.

About the piece:
Welcome to Peyote People, my name is Kevin and together with my wife Beatriz we run a small gallery in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico that works directly with the Huichol Indians that live in San Andres Cohamiata, Jalisco. Over the last 10years we have developed very close relationships with a number of Huichol families. Unlike most who buy their art in the city, we like to actually fly up into the Sierra to observe their ceremonies and rituals and take them supplies like the carvings that they use and new glass beads with irridescent colors that we import for our artists to work with. We believe that the artist is just as valuable as the art.  Peyote People has been recognized by the Huichol Traditional Government of San Andres Cohamiata for its work in the community and started a Fair Trade co-operative that promotes cultural authenticity by working with Huichol that actually live in the Sierra and are actively involved in the preservation of their cultures traditions.