Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry __-R07: (Deforestation) - Josefa Salvador Morales Domingo Coche Mendoza Signed "Pito Cortez" oil painting

Signed "Pito Cortez" oil painting of Ceremony of the Maize

Neck:   4 inches wide by 2 inches deep

The Request for Marriage

Sides seams open (could be easily sown closed) Panels  hemmed

Description:    A survey of the native dress of a number of different Mam Maya villages in this mountainous region of the western highlands of Guatemala

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry __-R07: (Deforestation) - Josefa Salvador Morales Domingo Coche Mendoza Signed "Pito Cortez" oil paintingHand 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