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Setting & Pre-Columbian Heritage
  Maya
  Olmec
  Zapotec

Huave Indian Village of Oaxaca, Mexico

Huipil & The Textile Arts
  Huipil
  Backstrap loom
  Embroidery
  Wool woven on the backstrap loom
  Foot loom
  Jacquard loom
  Ikat tie dye

Textiles Spiritual Focus
  Easter
  Penachos
  Masks
  Guelagetza
  All Souls Day
  Cross & Cofradia


Examination of Sample Art


Zapotec Woman
Oaxaca

Photos: top - Zapotec Back Strap Loom Weaver, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico; middle - Zapotec Woman, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico; bottom - La Guelaguetza, Oaxaca, Mexico

 
 
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