The Huichol do indeed produce the kitsuri (white folk call em God's Eyes)
and yarn paintings you describe. See The Art of the Huichol by Peter Furst
or Peyote Hunt by Peter Furst and Barbara Myerhoff.  The yarn paintings
were brought to UCLA by Ramon Medina who was working as a consultant for
Furst and Myerhoff. Ramon and his wife Lupe were the subjects of the
Peyote Hunt book (Cornell U. Press) and Ramon's paintings are still at
UCLA. The popularization of the art has made an industry for the Huichol
but Ramon was shot by members of the tribe for having picked up too much
taint of the outside world. Pete Lee, Director of the Los Angeles Maritime
Museum,  made a film about the Huichol which I
believe is titled "The Life We Live" which is also at UCLA. Much of the
writing of Carlos Castaneda in his first book concerning a fictional
figure he called "Don Juan"  was actually based on the work found in
Peyote Hunt including whole chapters which are inspired by the photos and
text in the Furst and Myerhoff book. Contact the Museo de Los Artes
Popular in Tijuana.


Paul Apodaca