Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry __-R08: "Las Cascadas" (The Waterfalls) - Isabel Quino QuinoRosario Paralal Burning geometric patterns and much more

geometric patterns and much more hand-embroidered on sturdy black and white sash belts

Purchased from Juana

Almolonga Woman"s Corte --- Beautiful jaspe  traditional patterns in two-panel foot-loomed  corte i(skirt) material  from Almolonga

motivated by her first sale

Two of the bottom panel are loosely selvage finished

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry __-R08: "Las Cascadas" (The Waterfalls) - Isabel Quino QuinoRosario Paralal Burning geometric patterns and much moreHand 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