Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 19-09: Quema Del Torito (Burning the Bull - A Dance) - Sandra Morales Harvest Purchased from Antonio in 2017

Purchased from Antonio in 2017

stars and other designs on this nicely brocaded huipil that was woven on a back-strap loom

Width:  34 inches

Sides seams are closed with pleats that make illusion of "sleeves"

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

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 19-09: Quema Del Torito (Burning the Bull - A Dance) - Sandra Morales Harvest Purchased from Antonio in 2017Hand 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