Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 19-09: Quema Del Torito (Burning the Bull - A Dance) - Sandra Morales Harvest On September 5

On September 5

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Girls and younger women in Santa Catarina Palopo started weaving and wearing this new style of huipil five to ten years ago

Painting size approximately 30" x 40"

Lavendar base material hand-woven on backstrap loom with darker purple vertical stripes

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 19-09: Quema Del Torito (Burning the Bull - A Dance) - Sandra Morales Harvest On September 5Hand embroidered. Size approximately 18" x 18". Background material is cotton and handwoven on a backstrap loom. Backside of fabric has the name of the artisan who made it and the theme or title of the embroidery. These wonderful embroidered tapestries are the folk art of today where traditional Mayan skills and themes have sound a new medium of expression. This project was started in 2001 by Ramalle Gonzoles, who ran Foundations for Education. She