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The toad, or "sapo", is an important and commonly interpreted symbol in Mayan weaving. This image was posted on March 22, 2018. #empoweringthreads #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #empoweringwomen #toad #sapo #patterns

This is the last week to see "Empowering Threads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik," featuring traditional Mayan weaving from Los Altos de Chiapas, located in the central highlands of southern Mexico. This image was posted on March 26, 2018. #empoweringthreads #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #cooperativa #artesanaschiapanecas #chiapas #cojinesartesanales #artesanias #empoweringwomen

Today, #JolomMayaetik holds educational courses, lobbies for political inclusion, and lectures locally and internationally to promote the rights of women and indigenous people in #Mexico. This tweet was posted on January 20, 2018.

Traditional female attire in San Andrés, Mexico, are huipiles (blouses) with extensive decoration at the neck and sleeves. This image was posted on February 21, 2018. #empoweringthreads #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #cooperativa #artesanaschiapanecas #chiapas #cojinesartesanales #artesanias #empoweringwomen

We're getting ready to install our newest exhibition "#EmpoweringThreads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik", opening later this week, pre-security, in the International Terminal. This image was posted on August 14, 2017. #sneakpeak #behindthescenes #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing

Weavers keep sample textiles known as muestras as a reference to symbols and designs. This image was posted on January 30, 2018. #empoweringthreads #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #cooperativa #artesanaschiapanecas #chiapas #cojinesartesanales #artesanias #empoweringwomen

Women from Chiapas have woven on backstrap looms for centuries. This image was posted on September 27, 2017. #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #empoweringthreads #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #cooperativa #artesanaschiapanecas #chiapas #cojinesartesanales #artesanias #empoweringwomen #socialmission

“In the past the weaving process was very arduous. This image was posted on October 26, 2017. #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #empoweringthreads #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #cooperativa #artesanaschiapanecas #chiapas #cojinesartesanales #artesanias #empoweringwomen

“To be an artisan, to be a weaver signifies tradition, the culture. This image was posted on January 03, 2018. #empoweringthreads #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #cooperativa #artesanaschiapanecas #chiapas #cojinesartesanales #artesanias #empoweringwomen