Purepecha Rebozo with Stripes & Silk Fringe — Handwoven Michoacán Cotton Shawl Turquoise_jewelry

Purepecha Rebozo with Stripes & Silk Fringe — Handwoven Michoacán Cotton Shawl Turquoise_jewelryA single Purepecha weaver. A backstrap loom. One month and the result is this. This striped rebozo comes from a Purepecha artisan in Michoacn, Mexico, where the tradition of backstrap loom weaving has been continuous for centuries. Her color combinations are what draw collectors: the stripes are not arbitrary but considered, balanced the way only a weaver who has spent decades at the telar de cintura knows how to balance them. At each end, she ties

mid-century vintage

Do not expose to chemicals or moisture

and silver for centuries — long before the tourist market existed

In the Southwest

As a wrap on a cool evening

The 9-gram weight means they wear lightly despite their generous size

Mexico is the kind of piece that proves a point: contemporary design and centuries-old craftsmanship are not in conflict

Its fragility is inseparable from its beauty — that is the nature of filigree at this level

Origin: Made in India

paired doves (palomas) represent love

she knots hundreds of silk threads by hand into the elaborate fringe the Purepecha call rapacejo — "flowers

"sku": "MASJ-EAR-070"