Each purchase supports the cultural heritage of the Wixárika tribe, and helps sustain their ancient spiritual traditions inherently tied to the native art forms

Meet the Artist

Eligio Carrillo

Eligio Carrillo was a Wixárika mara-akame (shaman) who devoted his life to his village and his people. Each of his yarn paintings is a nierika, a sacred doorway, bringing his dreams and visions to life one strand of yarn at a time, pressed by hand into beeswax.