The small back-strap looms are doll or small child size is from San
Antonio Aguas Caliente. They come in yellow, red or blue.
Each loom contains all the rods of a backstrap loom, in a scale that might
be used by a young Mayan girl as she tries her first weaving. Even
if a Maya girl of seven or eight might weave on a backstrap loom
most of us in the US or Canada need to be experienced weavers to actually
use the loom. So, unless you are a weaver, its probably best plan to use it as a
wall hanging or loom for your doll. Some of the weavings have the
characteristic San Antonio Aguas Caliente weavings where the design looks
as good on the back of the material as on the front. If you are
interested in learning more about about San Antonio Aguas Caliente you
might want to purchase or get from you library the book "A
Life of Their Own" by Aylette Jenness & Lisa Kroeber.
To learn more about Guatemala weaving check out our "Mayan
Experience" web page.
Dora
is the artisan who along with her mother weaves these beautiful looms and some of Terra
Experience's Doll Huipiles.
Small Single Sided Back-strap loom = $30
Length of loom (from rod to rod) approximately
14". The loom pieces are approximately 14" and the width of the
weaving averages 8". Each one is unique.
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