Nierika

The Nierika is a form of spiritual art used by the Huicholes, a native population of the Western Central Mexico. These ritual artefacts consist in pieces of colored yarn glued with wax to round or square backings.
Showing symbols and images of the rich Huichol spiritual tradition (sun, moon, fire, peyote, mais, deer, etc.), the Nierika (term etymologically rooted in the verb "Nieriya", "to see") are true 'portals' used to meditate and access spiritual dimensions and communicate with anchestors and deities.
They're found in most Huichol sacred places like house shrines, caves, springs and temples and in more recent years have also become collection items for ethnic art lovers and people interested in shamanism and sacred plants.
The Web is packed with sites dedicated to Nierika and Huicholes, where one can see (and possibly buy) many works of different artists and get thorough infos about this interesting topics; among others indigoarts, latinamericanfolkart and artevisionario.