Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 0R-03: (Christmas Market) - Glenda Morales Tree of Life Oil painting by Benjamin Mendoza

Oil painting by Benjamin Mendoza Tac of  Mayan man from Santiago Atitlan with confradia tzute

signed "Angelina Quic"  of Mayan Coffee Harvest using the overhead or birds-eye view

Maria told me about 25 years old

Girls and younger women in Santa Catarina Palopo started weaving and wearing this new style of huipil five to ten years ago

Width:  15 inches shoulders

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 0R-03: (Christmas Market) - Glenda Morales Tree of Life Oil painting by Benjamin MendozaHand 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