Pants

Early Jesuit priests are thought to have introduced the wearing of pants, prior to that loincloths were worn.

The Wixáritari are known to the larger world as the Huichol, however that is not the name they use to refer to themselves.

contemporary; tourist art; ritual

Textiles often show stylized flowers which only grow during a brief rainy season, therefore, these images may represent prayers for fertility.

Cotton pants formed by two panels with crotch inset and a drawstring waist. The bottom of the pants have a cross-stitch decoration of three different horizontal bands alternating with a row of birds. First band has red, blue and yellow geometric design of triangles and diamonds separated by a zigzag line. On top are nine pink frontal birds with profile heads facing left, each bird has floral crown, an octagonal body and a triangular tail. Second band has stylized orange flowers, alternating directions, joined by an angular green line, dark blue line border at top and bottom; yellow profile birds above band has purple outline. Third band has a double row of blue flowers attached by blue stems to a yellow and red ribbon, flowers alternate with red double scrolls, green line border at top and base; purple frontal birds with heads facing to side on right are above band. Red cloth band at hem of each leg.