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See "#EmpoweringThreads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik" opening next week, pre-security, in the International Terminal. #mayan #textiles This tweet was posted on August 10, 2017.
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 art of #Mayan backstrap weaving is traditionally passed down through generations of women in #Chiapas. #empoweringthreads This tweet was posted on October 05, 2017.
The backstrap loom is a simple device capable of producing exquisite textiles in the hands of a skilled weaver. #empoweringthreads This tweet was posted on September 27, 2017.
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 muestrario on display was woven and embroidered as an updated, visual catalog by Magdalena López López from 2014–16. #EmpoweringThreads This tweet was posted on August 31, 2017.
The toad, or "sapo", is an important and commonly interpreted symbol in Mayan weaving. #EmpoweringThreads This tweet was posted on March 22, 2018.
The toad, or sapo, is an important symbol in Mayan weaving. The sapo symbolizes fertility and life in Mayan culture. #EmpoweringThreads This tweet was posted on November 25, 2017.
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 1947 #PanAm ad shows textiles similar to ones in our #EmpoweringThreads exhibit. Have you been to #Mexico or #Guatemala? #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on October 31, 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.
This tapestry contains more than 134 bands of pattern, from new symbols to ancient Mayan symbols from antiquity. #EmpoweringThreads This tweet was posted on August 31, 2017.
Traditional #Mayan women’s attire worn throughout Los Altos de #Chiapas includes a decorated blouse and a long skirt. #empoweringthreads This tweet was posted on October 31, 2017.
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.
We're getting ready to install our newest exhibition "#EmpoweringThreads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik", opening soon, pre-security, in the IT This tweet was posted on August 14, 2017.
Weavers keep sample textiles known as muestras as a reference to symbols and designs. #EmpoweringThreads This tweet was posted on August 31, 2017.
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.
While the meaning of the feathered cross is lost to time, its design survives in weaving as a representation of #Mayan antiquity. #EmpoweringThreads This tweet was posted on December 07, 2017.
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.
“In the past the weaving process was very arduous. We cannot compare the work of our grandmothers with work we do today.” #empoweringthreads This tweet was posted on October 27, 2017.
“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.