Nayarit’s work is defined by its nayarit sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

House Model with Ritual Feast
Nayarit Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, Mexico

Model Depicting a Ritual Center
Ceramist unknown (Nayarit) Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, Mexico

Figure of a Seated Chieftain
Nayarit Lagunillas area, Nayarit, Mexico

Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Nayarit Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, Mexico

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Nayarit Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, Mexico

Seated Joined Couple
Nayarit Nayarit, Mexico

Standing Female Figure
Nayarit Nayarit, Mexico

Figure of a Seated Female
Artist unknown (Nayarit, Lagunillas) Nayarit, Mexico

House Model Depicting a Ritual Feast
Nayarit Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, Mexico

Seated Figure Playing a Rasp
Nayarit Nayarit, Mexico

Female Figure with Incised Features and Triangular Head
Nayarit, Chinesco style Nayarit, Mexico

Miniature Seated Figurine with Arms Held Behind the Head
Nayarit, Chinesco style Nayarit, Mexico

Seated Female Figure Holding a Bowl on Her Lap
Nayarit Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, Mexico

Seated Male Figure Leaning Forward with Arms Crossed over Knees
Nayarit Nayarit, Mexico

Seated Female Figurine with Patterned Skirt
Nayarit, Chinesco style Nayarit, Mexico

Standing Female Figure
Nayarit Nayarit, Mexico

Female Figure
Nayarit, Chinesco style Nayarit, Mexico

Polychrome Standing Figure with Exaggerated Head and Hips
Nayarit, Chinesco style Nayarit, Mexico

Seated Figure Drinking from a Vessel using a Tube
Colima Colima, Mexico

Small Fluted Bottle with Neck in Form of a Figure Holding Arms to Chest
Nayarit Nayarit, Mexico