Santa Fe 2018 World Folk Art Market Opening Parade
- Yuliana Anin Fuka/AHPADA
- The Weavers of Fatumnasi Village
- Indonesia
Textiles are important expressions of culture and status in Indonesia and the people of West Timor produce an extensive variety. The traditional textiles of the remote village of Fatumnasi stand apart from others thanks to their vibrant colors and original tapestry weaving techniques. Weaving is traditionally seen as a prerequisite skill for women, who learn…
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- WomenWeave
- Republic of india
In today's global economy India'southward ancient arts of handloom and rural weaving are in jeopardy. Threatened by demographic shifts and economic stresses, young weavers are abandoning the craft and migrating to urban centers in search of better livelihoods. WomenWeave Charitable Trust supports women in handloom weaving by educational activity them means to make this traditional art…
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- Huichol Middle for Cultural Survival and Traditional Arts
- Mexico
The Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Traditional Arts, known in Mexico as the "Centro Indígena Huichol," was founded by UCLA anthropologist Susana Valadez in 1977. Located in the remote town of Huejuquilla el Alto, Jalisco, the non-profit was established to support the endangered Wixarika (Huichol) tribe as its members are forced to transition into…
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- Gary González
- Colombia
The technique of hat weaving by the Wayúu people of northern Colombia has passed for generations from elders to children. Traditionally the hat is worn by Wayúu men and, increasingly, women; "Even the singer Beyonce ́s daughter was spotted using ane concluding twelvemonth," exclaims Taller Centro Artesanal del Sombrero Wayuú founder Gary González. This clan…
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- Tsuyo Onodera & Maki Aizawa
- Japan
Tsuyo Onodera, a primary kimono maker, has been in the kimono industry for more than 50 years. Together with her daughter, Maki Aizawa, they accept been making haori and hanten, kimono-influenced jackets and coats from denim, linen, paper, and cotton. Kimono are often worn in Japan for of import public holidays and festivals and for formal occasions such as…
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- Rosario Ratzán
- Guatemala
Rosario Ratzán's colorful designs and intricate beadwork and embroidery are inspired by her begetter's heritage as respected painter of the Mayan Tzʼutujil customs. Ratzán'southward mother, a master embroiderer and weaver of huipiles (traditional dresses), taught her the techniques handed down through her family. Afterward armed disharmonize made traveling to the city to sell his paintings…
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- Roman Zilinko
- Ukraine
"My artworks continue the tradition of the Ukrainian icon painting of the Carpathian region, which flourished in the 16th and 19th centuries," explains artist Roman Zilinko. Icon painting in Ukraine appeared with the Christianization of its territories over a thousand years ago. Forth with professional person icon painting, there were also folk icons in the provincial…
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- Pachan Premjibhai Siju
- India
For centuries the weavers of Kutch, the nomadic Rabaris, and the settled Ahirs worked together as a sustainable network of weavers, dyers, and clients. Each ethnic customs had a unique range of fabrics, with different patterns and colours reflecting historic period, marital status and occasion. Today most traditional weaving products, such as dhabla blankets and women's…
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- Olinda Silvano Inuma de Arias
- Republic of peru
Kené is an aboriginal art representing nature and the living civilisation of the Shipibo-Konibo people of the Amazon basin. "Kené means 'designs' and is the name for the geometric patterns that place my ethnicity," explains artist Olinda Silvano Inuma de Arias. "Kené…besides summarizes the worldview, knowledge, and aesthetics of an entire people, their tradition and…
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- Andrea Velasco + NGO Impacto
- Mexico
The Highlands of Chiapas is a region of outstanding cultural richness, its ethnic communities preserving the heritage of their pre-Hispanic ancestors through the traditions of complex embroidery and the backstrap loom (in which the weaver herself is a tension point on 1 end of the loom). Women from these communities are taught material arts from…
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