Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 14-31: "El Sologico" (The Zoo), Josefina Quino Canoa Length: 21 inches

Length:  21 inches

Quetzaltenango (Xela) Guatemala Girl's  Huipil ---  Golden daily use 2-panel huipil from Xela

and other animals

Two of the bottom panel are loosely selvage finished

Santiago Atitlan Woman's Huipil ---  Beautiful hand  crochetted pink and rose flowers and  across the shoulders of this Santiago Atitlan Huipil

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 14-31: "El Sologico" (The Zoo), Josefina Quino Canoa Length: 21 inchesHand 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