| You will not be given the opportunity to
purchase a part of history very often. Now you have an opportunity. bags, barbie, barbiedresses, belts, beltsales, botique, bracelets,
carving, dresses, helpthem, index, mobileclinic, pens,
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|  | While the men work in the fields, the Triqui women weave ceremonial dresses, serapes, shoulder bags, decorative towels, tapestries, and belts. They also do beadwork, jewelry and and trinkets. The production of most of these items, especially the traditional clothing and accessories is very time consuming.
This is a photo of Casinta, a crippled lady who makes clothes, bags and belts.
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| Casinta is making this dress or poncho for some friends in the USA. Many of the projects are made by weaving the the figures and adornments while others are sewn on. The dress above is a woven dress and the dress on the left is woven with sewn adornments. |
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| The ceremonial dresses are very heavy. They are not something you would want to wear for very long in the heat. But they are attractive as wall hangings and the amount of intricate work is obvious. The women tell me that a ceremonial dress takes up to three months for completion.
The serapes or ponchos (dresses to us) are extremely colorful and attractive and would be comfortable to wear ... this one would be a real attention getter. Each serape requires about three months of weaving.
Yes, we do want to help the Triquis sell these items. You can see the current list of or view some more of the Triqui womens' products on the pages below.
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