Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 15-10: "El Sagrado Maiz" (Sorting the Corn), Elma Morales Fair Trade "Corte" (skirt) with "jaspe" (ikat)

"Corte" (skirt) with "jaspe" (ikat) designs

Conception had grown quite a bit from the first time I met her

Solola 18" Traditional Doll Outfit --- Finely hand-woven and embroidered by a Maya Traditions woman's group in Solola

grapes and cherubs that appear equally fine on front and back side of the panel

Width:  40 inches shoulders

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry 15-10: "El Sagrado Maiz" (Sorting the Corn), Elma Morales Fair Trade "Corte" (skirt) with "jaspe" (ikat)Hand 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