Magic Deer
The Magic Deer represents both the power of maize to sustain the body and of the peyote cactus to feed and enlighten the spirit. (The green spiraling circles on the body are maize cobs seen end-on, and the eye is a peyote cactus).
The Huichol hunt and sacrifice deer in their ceremonies. They make offerings to the Deer of the Maize to care for their crops, and to the Deer of the Peyote to bring them spiritual guidance and artistic inspiration.