A Vital Matters Perspective: Merging and Emerging Worlds: Reading the Inscriptio
Merging and Emerging Worlds: Reading the Inscription
Cyndy García Weyandt describes how Wixárika yarn paintings represent ceremonial geographies. Through drumbeats and the mara’kate chants, participants are transported to sacred places—mountains, sky, ocean—where offerings connect humans with more-than-human beings. Symbols like deer faces signify sacrifice, enabling relationships with spiritual entities. The artwork reflects Wixárika cosmogeography and serves as a map of ancestral sites and pilgrimage routes tied to the corn cycle, where interactions with animals, plants, and elders guide the giving of offerings.
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