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See "#EmpoweringThreads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik" on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fiwRUXRpHN This tweet was posted on March 27, 2018.
Jolom Mayaetik, which translates to "Women Who We. ave" from Mayan Tzotzil, was founded in 1996 and is one of the most progressive weaving cooperatives in Chiapas. #EmpoweringThreadsThis tweet was posted on March 27, 2018.
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.
Learn more about "#EmpoweringThreads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik" on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fiwRUXRpHN This tweet was posted on March 22, 2018.
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. #EmpoweringThreadsThis tweet was posted on March 22, 2018.
Learn more about "#EmpoweringThreads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik" on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fiwRUXRpHN This tweet was posted on February 27, 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. #EmpoweringThreadsThis tweet was posted on February 27, 2018.
Jolom Mayaetik, which translates to "Women Who Weave" from Mayan Tzotzil, was founded in 1996 and is one of the most progressive weaving cooperatives in Chiapas, Mexico. #EmpoweringThreadsThis tweet was posted on February 27, 2018.
Learn more about "#EmpoweringThreads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik" on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fiwRUXRpHN This tweet was posted on February 15, 2018.
Implemented in rows, the diamond motif or universe design in #Mayan mythology shows the continuation of time through its repetition. #EmpoweringThreadsThis tweet was posted on February 15, 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. #EmpoweringThreadsThis tweet was posted on February 15, 2018.