Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 25-B: Mundo Acuatico (The Water World) - Rosario Parabal Denim Click on Painting below to

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Indigo Jaspe Skirt -- Single-panel  foot-loomed indigo jaspe (ikat) skirt material probably made in Salcaja to be worn by Mayan women in a number of different villages

Purchased from Juana's grown daughter Elena in 2020

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 25-B: Mundo Acuatico (The Water World) - Rosario Parabal Denim Click on Painting below toHand 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