Latin America forum: Meet the women keeping a 2,000-year-old Indigenous craft alive in Guatemala

[Judi Lynn]

Dylan Barth Aug 9, 2021, 11:42 AM

- video at link -

Weaving has been passed down in Mayan communities since ancient times.

The 36-year civil war in Guatemala that ended in the 1990s threatened Indigenous culture.

A group of women in San Juan La Laguna are fighting to preserve the craft and support their families.

https://www.businessinsider.com/mayan-weavers-guatemala-women-dyeing-2021-8?IR=C

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D.U. Thread at:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/110877668#post8

Poster Phoenix61 responded to a question and provided a great link, with closer looks at the products these amazing atisans create. So worth the time to look at them!

Also, new poster AllBlue located the original video on YouTube so it's not necessary to use the link from Business Insider!

[BigmanPigman]

1. I sent the video to my sister who is very interested in textiles

and weaving in various cultures. When you look at how much work goes into the weaving you do not haggle over the price of their art.

[niyad]

2. Thank you so very much for bringing these remarkable women to our attention. What

amazing skill and artistry and dedication.