A Vital Matters Perspective: Seeing the More-Than-Human: Through the Eyes of Stu
Seeing the More-Than-Human: Through the Eyes of Students
Cyndy García Weyandt reflects on how certain visual elements in Wixárika yarn paintings signal more-than-human status. Features like antlers or arrows emerging from figures indicate spiritual power or ceremonial roles, such as those of the mara’kame. While human, the mara’kame is recognized as more-than-human due to their unique abilities to perceive and access sacred knowledge. In contrast, figures without these markers—identified by traits like hair or body shape—are seen as human, helping distinguish roles and relationships within the ceremonial scene.
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