God's eye
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A God's eye is a spiritual and votive object made by weaving a design out of yarn upon a wooden cross. Often several colors are used. They are commonly found in Mexican, Peruvian, and Latin American c
God's eye or Ojo de Dios on Quemado Mountain, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ojo de dios made from chopsticks and yarn
Tepehuán
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The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of Mexico. They live in Northwestern, Western, and some parts of North-Central Mexico. The Indigenous Tepehuán language has three branches: Northern Tepehuan, Sou
God's eye
…those while they pray, a magical object, and an ancient cultural symbol evoking the weaving motif and its spiritual associations for the Huichol and Tepehuan people of western Mexico. The Huichol or Wixaritari call their God's Eyes Tsikuri, which means "the power to see and understand things unknown." When…
Tepehuán mother, father and child from Durango. Carl Lumholtz, 1893.