Price: $4.49 - $59.99
(as of Jan 28, 2025 21:48:16 UTC – Details)
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About this item: The traditional dresses worn in Santa Catarina Palopó inspire this original scarf from K’amolon K’i K’ojonel of Guatemala. It is woven of genuine bamboo chenille on a traditional back strap loom, with techniques developed by earlier Maya people. Rich shades of blue, purple and turquoise captivate with intense harmony. Since the threads are dyed by the women, please expect slight differences in the color tone and arrangement.
Scarf :67.0″ L x 8.0″ W
Fringe :2.4″ LMachine wash separately in cold waterLay flat to dryColor(s) may vary slightly
About our Artist: In the Maya language, K’amolon K’i K’ojonel means let’s get together and it is the name of an association founded in 1987 with a mission to provide assistance and support to women in Sololá who were left widowed during Guatemala’s armed conflict. Many were orphaned too, and people were left in extreme poverty due to the massacres in the highlands during the oppressive civil war. K’amolon K’i K’ojonel is the brain of leaders from the Triunfo community in Pujujil. It began as an arts and crafts project with the financial aid provided by Ronald Spector. The money was used to buy materials and pay the 17 women would weave scarves and rebozo shawls to sell. Mr. Spector helped in the search of a fair price for the women who wove on back strap looms. Soon after, married women from the community joined the program, followed by a group of widows from El Adelanto, a neighboring community. By the end of the first year, there were 100 women weavers in the project. In 1987, IDEX – based in San Francisco, California – built a workshop for the…
Product Dimensions : 67 x 8 x 0.04 inches; 8 ounces
Department : womens
Date First Available : April 5, 2013
Manufacturer : NOVICA
ASIN : B00C7WV4JA
Price: $4.49 - $59.99
(as of Jan 28, 2025 21:48:16 UTC – Details)
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Dr V Gio Nguyen –
Beautiful “Saphire Traditions” chenille scarf!
Well made beautiful scarf, high quality chenille threads, reasonably price, great services, highly recommended to new buyer!