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The Huichol Indians who live in the western Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico are known for their intricate beadwork. Using dried gourds, they coat them with bee's wax and apply beads to form intricate patterns. Many of the designs are representational of items in nature that they revere such as the deer, the lily, and the peyote. The six segmented design seen here represents a peyote button which the shamans (spiritual leaders) consume in order to experience prophetic visions. Needless to say, their stalls in the marketpace are a riot of color.

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