SAMAJEL B'ATZ'
MARIA DE NAZARETH
We
are a collective of 60 widows and teenage orphans, of the Ixil ethnic
group, located in San Juan Cotzal, in the province of El Quiché.
In 1990, we founded María de Nazareth, in hopes of overcoming
our social, political and economic plight. Our weavings are made on
backstrap looms, with designs that are specific to San Juan Cotzal,
and last year we also began to use the floor loom.
EXAMPLES
OF OUR CRAFTS
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on each image for a larger view)
 Cotzal Bag, Red -- Morral Rojo Cotzal, $10.40 755 |
 Multicolored Bag -- Morral Corinto Combinado, $10.40 755.1 |
 Cotzal Bookmark -- Seperador de Libros, $1.76 505.2 |
 Stole -- Estola, $24.27 302 |
 Large Table Center -- Centro de Mesa Grande, $16.00 226.1 |
 Table Center -- Centro de Mesa, $12.13 228 |
 Wallet -- Billetera, $4.00 701 various colors -- varios colores |
 Pencil Case -- Porta Lapicero, $4.06 800 |