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Saint’s Offering or “Vara de Cruz” from San Juan Sacatepéquez
$6500

Saint’s Offering or “Vara de Cruz” from San Juan Sacatepéquez
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  • Saint’s Offering or “Vara de Cruz” from San Juan Sacatepéquez

The following item belongs to the range of “Antique and Rare Items of the Casa de Artes’ Treasures Series”. This item can only be purchased online using PAYPAL or a US Dollar Check sent to our P.O. Box address in Florida, USA. For buying instructions and more pictures, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Saint’s Offering or “Vara de Cruz” woven in one panel on a back strap loom. The piece shows four selvedge ends. The background is woven with indigo and the designs are woven with cotton and silk. A pink ribbon frames the piece. A middle cross is embroidered with the same ribbon. Geometric designs: flower vases. Zoomorphic designs: birds, rabbits and ferret.

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Age: Approximately woven in the 1920’s
Ethnic Group: Kakchiquel
Origin: San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Materials: Cotton, silk, mercerized cotton. Natural dyes: indigo and mollusk.
Use: Saint’s Offering or “Vara de Cruz”
Technique: Woven on a back strap loom
Size: Approximately 23.5” x 29”
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