Authentic Huichol Beaded Peyote Bracelets

Authentic Huichol Indian Beaded Bracelets

Huichol Beaded Bracelets - Medium Width

Huicol bracelets

Measurements and Fit of a Huichol Bracelet.

When we state a bracelet is 7" long that means from the tip of the ball to the tip of the loop is 7" and that bracelet would fit a 7" wrist. Now note that some Huichol bracelets have a second place where they can be "buttoned" about 1/2" shorter. So with those types, there is a bit of adjustment available. Generally, though choose one that is equal in length to your wrist size - these are meant to be worn as a second skin. But if you like your bracelets loose, then you will have to purchase a larger size.

These are authentic Huichol bracelets, handmade by Huichol Indians of Mexico.

Huicol bracelets

When a bracelet is called Huichol, it is authentic and made by the Huichol Indians.

When it is called Huichol Style, it means it could be made by any of a number of other tribes in Mexico or Central or South American in the Huichol style.

We do our best to indicate which are which in our listings. Many of these were purchased in person in Nayarit, Mexico. Others were purchased in the US from established Huichol dealers. Others that can not be verified will be called Huichol Style.

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Huichol Indians

The Huichol (pronounced Wee-chul) Indians live in central Mexico in the Sierra Madres in an area that covers parts of the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango.

About 15,000 Huichols comprise today's small tribe that is said to be the last tribe in North American that has maintained its pre-Columbian traditions.

The Huichols are a farming society that used shamans and healers as they have for generations. Ceremonies and mythology play a large role in their life and in their art which has become more available in recent years. They are very well known for their yarn paintings (where yarn is pressed into warm wax), beaded masks, bowls, and animal sculptures and beaded bracelets and medicine pouches. A main theme to their art is peyote, the hallucinogenic cactus that is a sacrament in their ceremonies.

Our pawn shop contains used items, sometimes with materials, date and origin unknown.

Items vary from excellent used handmade Indian items, to costume jewelry, to grab bag groups. We will do our best to honestly describe the items and we suggest you think of our Pawn Shop as a treasure hunt.

Some of the items are dead pawn from pawn shops located in the southwest United States where Native Americans live. Often, Native Americans convert their jewelry into income for expenses or emergencies. Most pawned items are redeemed by the owner before the expiration date. In the few cases where the pawn is not retrieved, it becomes dead pawn and the pawn broker has a legal right to sell the merchandise to recoup the money that was paid to the Native American artist.

We do not polish sterling silver jewelry in the Pawn Shop that has become tarnished because some buyers like the old patina.

We offer silver jewelry cloths that are perfect for the purpose. See http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/cloth/cloth.htm

For new hand made Native American jewelry, visit our regular store at http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/jewelry.htm