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Object #     2017-8/2
Object name     Laadi, Rug, Wall Hanging
Culture of Origin     Binizaa, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca State
Maker or Artist     Pastora Gutierrez Reyes
Materials     Wool, Dye, String
Techniques     Plain Weave, Tapestry weave
Dimensions     L: 58.5 x 70.5 in, W: 35 in
Exhibit Label    

"The Woman of Corn it is a design that talks about women in our village, our feelings and what we want to express. Sometimes it is not possible through words but through our work and rugs. Our rugs talk for us; in each of them there are feelings and words."

Pastora Gutierrez Reyes, Zapote Artist

Source     Manos Entretejidas Cooperative (dba Vida Nueva)
Credit     Purchased with Ethnology acquisition funds for the permanent collection


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