Huichol - Eligio Carrillo Vicente - Simbolo Watermelon Hat aficionado's of folk art and

aficionado's of folk art and curious readers everywhere"

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The book is an intimate portrait of unique African-American who saw fame in his own lifetime after a disaster caused him to pick up a paintbrush

Painted Retablo Box

5" x 15" x 3"

Huichol - Eligio Carrillo Vicente - Simbolo Watermelon Hat aficionado's of folk art andSimbolo Traditional Huichol Yarn Painting on Wood Eligio Carrillo Vicente is one of my most important Huichol yarn painters and a pioneer of the early classic style. Large yarn paintings of his visions are mounted with beeswax on plywood. On the back of each painting are the artists words in Huichol handwritten to describe the meaning of the vision (see example in photo). Eligio is an experienced and skillful Huichol artist. He has explained that the