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
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Seated Joined Couple
Nayarit Nayarit, Mexico
Standing Female Figure
Figure of a Seated Female
Artist unknown (Nayarit, Lagunillas) Nayarit, Mexico
House Model Depicting a Ritual Feast
Seated Figure Playing a Rasp
Female Figure with Incised Features and Triangular Head
Nayarit, Chinesco style Nayarit, Mexico
Miniature Seated Figurine with Arms Held Behind the Head
Seated Female Figure Holding a Bowl on Her Lap
Seated Male Figure Leaning Forward with Arms Crossed over Knees
Seated Female Figurine with Patterned Skirt
Female Figure
Polychrome Standing Figure with Exaggerated Head and Hips
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