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Amate Paper is to Meso American
cultures what papyrus was to the Egyptians as it is the original
material which the indigenous people of Mexico recorded their
chronicles and left their legacies. Amate Paper is obtained from
the cork of certain varieties of wild fig trees. After cooking
the cork in water with limestone, the resultant fiber is washed,
mashed into sheets with a small stone hammer, and dried. This
technique for making Amate Paper is the same today as it was
in yesterday, having been preserved through practical use throughout
the centuries. The Otomies from San Pablito Pahuatlan, in the
northern mountains of Puebla, are the main producers of Amate
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Guerrero, 0.25kg, 59x40cm, $26USD, Prod. 25/mo.
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Guerrero, 0.25kg, 59.5x40cm, $26USD
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Thirty years ago, potters
from the Balsa River Basin, in the State of Guerrero, changed
their craftsman interest from making and decorating pottery to
that of decorating Amate Paper. Before their interest in the
artform, scenes on Amate were typically limited to decorations
and designs; now they have revived the tradition of recording
the events of local culture and daily lives and personal ideas
and forever preserving them on Amate.
We offer Amate of all sizes
- widths and lengths - from the simple designs to the complex
scenes that tell the stories of today's village artisan. E-mail us your requirements and color schemes.
All are suitable for framing. |