Orange & Black Hanging Backstrap Loom, Backstrap Weaving
- Sold By: ARTISANAL HOSTEL
- Type: BACKSTRAP WEAVING
The tools of a legacy, displaying the essence of their traditions and the beautifully detailed work these artisans have skillfully mastered, this hanging Backstrap Loom piece is the perfect accent to embellish your space. Intricately woven with stunning detail by consummate Larrainzar Backstrap Weaving Artisans , the pieces offered by the niche cooperative seamlessly bring traditional Wool and Embroidery filled with inspiration into your daily life!
Details:
This piece is currently not in stock. Once your order is processed, the artisan will receive an order to produce a replica of the item you ordered. Given the handcrafted and artistic nature of their pieces, your purchase may have some variation in color and shape. It is these same variations that make every item unique.
Elaboration times range from 20-30 days.
Measurements:
23.62" high x 11.81" wide
Weight:
0.52 lbs
One of Chiapas’ most beautiful fabrics can easily be found in the town of San Andres Larrainzar, in which the women artisans craft incredible pieces using backstrap waist looms, that embody a part of their history, with unique and incomparable beauty.
San Andres Larrainzar Fabrics are mostly known because of their red tones and stunning designs, which have become a staple of the state, being used and referenced on Institutional Imagery, Graphic adaptations, as well as garments and accessories.
Thanks to the notoriety of their symmetrical patters, these pieces have become one of the state’s most Popular “Chiapaneca” art forms.
Meanings for Typical Chiapas Embroidery
Symbols found in the brocades crafted of traditional Backstrap Waist Looms have diverse meanings and are embodied by the artisans in this community to adorn both their garments and the products they craft. Juana, is one of the artisans in this town, and has told us about the iconography used in their pieces. Diamonds represent the Universe, known to them as the “Muk Ta’ Luch”; which in turn represents the path of the sun, starting from the heavens and going into the underworld, touching all four cardinal points. One can also appreciate several drawings of “Ceiba” trees (Usually referred as the tree of life in Mayan Cultures), as well as the “Jenien”, a Toad that guards and plays music for the lord of the land, also Monkeys, the Rain’s Queen, Snakes, Butterflies, and a Mother and a Father.
About the Artisans
Larrainzar Artisanal Hostel
All of Chiapas’ artisanal fabrics are splendid, but San Andres Larrainzar’s are probably the most well-known pieces around.
The Artisanal Hostel in this community was built by the Tourism Bureau, it gathers over a dozen Fabric and Textile workers, all of their pieces are woven using traditional waist looms: tablecloths, blouses, cushions, table runners, the variety is so extensive one can easily spend hours admiring the pieces without knowing what to choose!
An inherited craft and tradition passed along the way from the Artisans Great-Grandmothers and in some cases even further back. Larrainzar’s women hold this legacy closely and faithfully replicate these teachings to preserve and save their people’s tradition.
The singularity about Larrainzar’s fabrics are their skillfully crafted geometric patterns, their colors, as well as the general protagonism of both red and blue, as well as the use of traditional backstrap waist looms on their pieces.
Each piece, and every garment is a work of art that preserves the millenary legacy of its symbology, each design has ancestral meanings attached to it, and one can feel such history when you are wearing them.
