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Handwoven Boho Wall Hanging, Neutral with Pop of Color
Handwoven Boho Wall Hanging, Neutral with Pop of Color
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This textured bohemian art will warm up and elevate any space in your home. From the neutral base is a pop of 3-D color featuring raspberry, green, and navy. The neutral hues blend beautifully with any decor and add a conversation starter to your space. This piece transports you to a place where handlooms and artistry thrive. The artisans from the Panipat, Haryana region of India have long worked in the textile crafts; each piece of art is lovingly handmade from recycled cotton yarn purchased in local markets and then mill-dyed. The tapestry is woven on a handloom using a foot pedal just as ancient artisans would have done. Measures 16 inches by 28 inches. Sustainable Decor at its best!
Product Features:
- Type: Wall Art.
- Colors: Blue-Grey, Cream, Salmon, Cactus, Midnight Blue.
- Materials: Cotton, recycled.
- Dimensions: 16 inches by 28 inches.
- Hanging: cotton loop makes hanging easy.
- Recycled, Eco Friendly.
Artisan Highlight:
The weaving production has transformed the lives of both men and women artisans in Panipat. Men work in the workshops, while women work primarily from home. Women artisans have been given fair employment opportunities which has enabled them to put children back in school and provide them with a good education. The artisan group directly employs ten artisans, most of whom are women. When order sizes are larger, they provide work for other women from the village.
Due to the handmade nature, slight variations in size, color, shape, pattern, or other characteristics may be evident. Each piece is truly a unique work of art, lovingly crafted by hand.
About the Artisans
About the Artisans
Chichicastenango, Guatemala, has become one of the most important heritage centers in Guatemala during the past 10 years, due to its predominant indigenous Maya Quiche population and their traditional textile products. Yet, despite increased tourism and a renewed interest in traditional Mayan crafts, work opportunities remain few for the indigenous population, many of whom are uneducated and otherwise unemployable.
Enter De Colores Art, a local business that levels the playing field for villagers by offering free training to anyone who demonstrates the initiative to learn a trade. The company employs 30 women and 18 men to knit and embroider textile products, with the option of working at home using materials provided by the company. De Colores recognizes the culture of its Mayan employees, and as such allows flexible hours and gives time off for sowing and harvest days.
De Colores also invests in community education projects by funding two local schools in the neighboring towns of Chujupen y Pachoj, and by providing scholarships to qualifying students.
In addition to stimulating the local economy by creating new jobs, De Colores makes a conscious effort to use recycled materials whenever possible. The reason for this is twofold: to preserve Mayan culture, as recycled textiles showcase traditional knitting patterns that aren’t often seen in newer textiles, and to reduce scraps and waste.
Communities collaborate in the production process, as men work on the biggest textiles and women do the embroidery, crochet and macramé seen in smaller pieces. In some cases, in order to be competitive, sewing machines are used to assemble the finished product, although all the components are handmade and hand embroidered from cotton, wool and/or silk.
