Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry __-R05: "La Recreacion" (The Recreation) - Maria Velasquez Lake recycled paper or machotes that

recycled paper or machotes that her father no longer needed

About the Weavers: Martina and Catarina were two of the first weavers who I worked with to make traditional Mayan doll clothes

Painting size approximatanely 9 x 11" and is stretched on a wood frame

signed "Angelina Quic"  of Mayans in Canoe going to Market using the overhead or birds-eye view

Mayan Embroidered Folk Art Tapestry __-R05: "La Recreacion" (The Recreation) - Maria Velasquez Lake recycled paper or machotes thatHand 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