Papier Mache and Huichol Glass Bead Lion From Guadalajara - Jalisco Lion Leather Accent and closes with a zipper

and closes with a zipper

Funky yet functional

sky blue and grey tones

arranging every thread in a traditional pattern that evokes the region's autumn season

the black python

Papier Mache and Huichol Glass Bead Lion From Guadalajara - Jalisco Lion Leather Accent and closes with a zipperThere are no lions native to western Mexico, but the Huichol (Wixarika) people were introduced to them through the Spanish. This is an interpretation of the animal using glass beads attached over a papier mache form. Artist Miguel Daz hand presses each bead individually using beeswax as a kind of glue to create the intricate patterns and colors that you see here. Papier mache, glass beads 0. 10 lbs 3. 1 inches H x 2 inches W x 5. 3 inches D