Huichol Beading

"Huichol beading is creating a prayer in physical form. The beaded gourds, as well as yarn paintings, were made to be left as offerings at sacred sites. This book is an instruction guide to making Huichol beaded gourd bowls. Through 60 step-by-step photographs, the procedure for preparing and beading a gourd bowl is clearly illustrated. In addition there are an additional 25 detailed photographs showing traditional Huichol beading with closeups of the beaded motifs."Widess, Jim is the author of 'Huichol Beading', published 2003 under ISBN 9780970033840 and ISBN 0970033842.