ode to beads...

...handmade

and applied -

by the huichol people - living in northern new mexico...

i was intrigued by the bright colors - the pattern - swirling around the little pot - it's a gourd actually - that the huichol then cleaned out - placing the small beads into using honey to help adhere them - how they don't just fall out - but they haven't - it's quite sturdy albeit small - a resourceful way to use beads - making for...

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happy day.....