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Creating lovely patterns, yarns of cerise and claret cotton yarns are carefully woven together by hand on the traditional telar de cintura, or backstrap loom. Mexican artisan Petrona Perez and Asociación de Artesanas design this square scarf, which can be worn like a bandana. Fringes dangle from two ends, and a tassel accentuates each corner.
"I love my work… Each time I create a new design, I find inspiration in my community, in our fidelity to this precious work that transmits the teachings of generation after generation."
"I was born in a small Maya town in the highlands of Chiapas. My mother began teaching me to weave on the backstrap loom when I was very young.... read more