VTG Mexican Art Zapotec Pure Wool Rug Handwoven 28x60 Fish Nautical
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:506504 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico |
| Provenance: Ownership History Available |
Vintage Zapotec Wool Rug60" Length x 28" Width plus fringe
The Zapotecs are an indigenous people of Mexico with a long history and rich culture. The population is concentrated in the southern state of Oaxaca. Teotitlan del Valle, founded in 1465, is a small village in the foothills of the Sierra Juarez Mountains. This community is famous worldwide for its weaving of rugs ("tapetes" in Spanish and “laadi” in the local language). About 1...50 families are involved in the craft. These rugs are woven on hand-operated looms from high quality wool obtained from local sheep (both introduced by a Dominican Bishop in 1535). Their textiles are dyed with natural pigments found locally, such as those obtained from the needle bush, indigo, cochineal insect, musgo deroca, brazilwood, Mexican marigold, seedpods, mosses, pecans, pomegranate, minerals and others. The lanolin in the sheep's wool makes the threads smooth and very resistant. The Zapotec weaving tradition has been passed down for generations since Pre-Columbian times. Most of their weavings are done in indigenous motifs with glyphs and fretwork of the Zapotec, Mixtec and Aztec (lightning, sun, natural star, diamonds, rainfall, maize, mountains, birds, trees, rivers, to name just a few). Patterns of today may even include some replication of Navajo design elements.
Please note most of my items are used items and washed. I do my very best to explain or picture any flaws if any. Most items come wrinkled do to shipping. If you have any further questions please contact me. Please make sure to check your measurements, brands can fit different:)
The Zapotecs are an indigenous people of Mexico with a long history and rich culture. The population is concentrated in the southern state of Oaxaca. Teotitlan del Valle, founded in 1465, is a small village in the foothills of the Sierra Juarez Mountains. This community is famous worldwide for its weaving of rugs ("tapetes" in Spanish and “laadi” in the local language). About 1...50 families are involved in the craft. These rugs are woven on hand-operated looms from high quality wool obtained from local sheep (both introduced by a Dominican Bishop in 1535). Their textiles are dyed with natural pigments found locally, such as those obtained from the needle bush, indigo, cochineal insect, musgo deroca, brazilwood, Mexican marigold, seedpods, mosses, pecans, pomegranate, minerals and others. The lanolin in the sheep's wool makes the threads smooth and very resistant. The Zapotec weaving tradition has been passed down for generations since Pre-Columbian times. Most of their weavings are done in indigenous motifs with glyphs and fretwork of the Zapotec, Mixtec and Aztec (lightning, sun, natural star, diamonds, rainfall, maize, mountains, birds, trees, rivers, to name just a few). Patterns of today may even include some replication of Navajo design elements.
Please note most of my items are used items and washed. I do my very best to explain or picture any flaws if any. Most items come wrinkled do to shipping. If you have any further questions please contact me. Please make sure to check your measurements, brands can fit different:)
