People often ask me if it’s worth buying Maya textiles as a means of supporting Maya women, especially if you’re buying from a third-party vendor in the U.S. Does any of that money actually ...

the Textile and Costume Museum at LSU explores fashion and textiles through the ages. The museum's exhibition “Trajé, Maya Textile Artistry” is delving deeper into history. In the Human ...

Long revered for its vibrant weaving traditions, Guatemala is home to centuries-old textile practices upheld by Indigenous Maya communities. Today, a growing movement of designers, hoteliers ...

Weaving colourful cotton textiles was an art form among high-ranking Maya women. Threads were dyed with natural products such as plants, animals and mineral sources and a backstrap loom would ...

Surrounding the 1,049-feet-deep lake, which fills a volcanic crater, are three perfectly cone-shaped volcanoes and 11 Maya villages. Each village is known for something—textiles, ceramics ...

QUIROZ: Surrounding towns have vibrant street decorations and shops that display colorful textiles mayas, or Maya textiles. GLENDA ROSALES: (Speaking Spanish). QUIROZ: (Speaking Spanish).

Also this week, two opportunities to immerse yourself in the diversity of The Town, including an exhibit of Mayan Mam art and a tour focused on Oakland’s storied Black businesses. If there’s ...

Paradoxically, it’s the Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto that has made a big move in that direction: Its current exhibition, Beyond the Vanishing Maya, features Mayan art in multiple media.