Tapete Tilil Decoración Craft technique: Stone and lapidary

Craft technique: Stone and lapidary

Una vez que se recupera la penca del maguey

using the sewn henequen technique

These pieces are carved from cocuite wood

Measurement: 24 cm diameter x 10 cm height

Tapete Tilil Decoración Craft technique: Stone and lapidaryTilil, Chiapas This rug is made by women artisans from the Tilil Chamula group, in the Tilil community in the state of Chiapas. The colors of this rug stand out for their originality and good taste, black with brown, blue and light blue embroidery, and beige, colors that stand out in the landscapes and vegetation of the Chamula community. The body of the rug was woven with a backstrap loom, a traditional technique that dates back to pre Columbian