Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 23-J: La Feria (The Fair) - Manuela Juracan Posada Width: 30 inches shoulders

Width:  30 inches shoulders

She told me it represents the families that have had to flee to the border

opening paths for future generations to take off those paradigms and taboos that women could not paint

She told me about 15 years old

She said about 30 years old

Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 23-J: La Feria (The Fair) - Manuela Juracan Posada Width: 30 inches shouldersHand 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