The "sapo", or toad, is a symbol of fertility that springs to life at the start of each rainy season, when singing toads proliferate in cornfields and call for another bountiful harvest. #EmpoweringThreads
This tweet was posted on March 22, 2018.
The muestrario on display was woven and embroidered as an updated, visual catalog by Magdalena López López from 2014-16. This larger tapestry contains more than 134 bands of pattern. #EmpoweringThreads
This tweet was posted on January 30, 2018.
The universe is central to #Mayan mythology and often appears symbolically in traditional weaving. Illustrated by a diamond motif, its four sides represent the boundaries of space and time. #EmpoweringThreads
This tweet was posted on February 15, 2018.
The universe is central to Mayan mythology and often appears in traditional weaving. Illustrated by a diamond motif, its four sides represent the boundaries of space and time. #EmpoweringThreads
This tweet was posted on November 25, 2017.
This is the last week to see "#EmpoweringThreads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik," featuring traditional Mayan weaving from Los Altos de Chiapas, located in the central highlands of southern Mexico.
This tweet was posted on March 27, 2018.
Traditional women’s huipiles from Oxchuc feature alternating red or purple and white woven stripes with multicolored rays embroidered around the neckline and blocks of contrasting color below. #EmpoweringThreads
This tweet was posted on January 11, 2018.
Weavers keep sample textiles known as muestras as a reference to symbols and designs. Muestras vary in size and shape and may be passed down through generations. #EmpoweringThreads
This tweet was posted on January 30, 2018.
Women from Chiapas have woven on backstrap looms for centuries. Magdalena López López, a master artisan from the village of Bayalemó in San Andrés Larráinzar, is one of the Mayan women keeping the tradition alive. #EmpoweringThreads
This tweet was posted on February 27, 2018.
“To be an artisan, to be a weaver signifies tradition, the culture. We wear our dress. I never have taken it off." —Celia Sántiz Ruíz, Past President, Jolom Mayaetik #EmpoweringThreads
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2018.