Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala

In parts of the Americas, weaving has provided a path out of poverty for rural communities, giving women status as providers of income and preservers of culture. New women-led initiatives look to the past to transform lives in the present

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Leader’s Poncho

Child’s Huipil

Poncho

Tapestry 1

Tzute

Tapestry 2

Huipil 1

Servilleta

Huipil 2

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Navajo (Diné) Nation