Latin american folk art

via According to Wikipedia "A nicho is an object of Latin American folk art. Nichos are made from mixed media and traditionally combine elements from Roman Catholicism, mestizo spirituality, and popular culture." The article goes on to say: " Nichos are made of objects that can be easily purchased or scavenged in the home or community. The media are characteristically humble for a religious object, especially compared to the typically ornate icons of the Catholic Church. The shadow box…

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A Late 20th C. Huichol Mexican Folk Art Painting. The traditional art form of bright, exuberant and intricate compositions of yarn on board filled with centuries-old symbols and designs and fable references that include deer, snakes and much more, signed on the reverse 'Rehler E.' and dated 1999.

Lola Cueto’s tapestry Tehuana (Fruit Seller), on view in Flores Mexicanas: Women in Modern Mexican Art Dolores Velásquez Cueto, better known as Lola, began taking drawing and painting classes at th…

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This colorful scene of happy village life is painted on amate, which comes from the Nahuatl word for paper (amatl). These paintings carry on a tradition dating back to the Mesoamerican cultures of the Mayas and Aztecs. The Mayas called the paper hunn (bark) and the Aztecs gave it the name amatl. Bo

This print by Carlos Merida depicts two tzotzil Maya musicians from Venustiano Carranza (formerly San Bartolome de los Llanos), Chiapas, Mexico. From his 1945 series Trajes Regionales Mexicanos

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Amate painting from Cuernavaca, Morelos in Mexico

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This wooden mermaid sculpture is recognizable as Nahua folk art from Guerrero, Mexico. These pieces are created in many forms. Often angels and flying angels, masks for ceremonies, and pieces like this--whimsical and almost nonsensical. A mermaid, and all one has to do is hang a little eye hook in