Maya Celebration Mexican Green and Orange Rope Hammock (Double) _artisan--novica-artisan-13929 Waxed synthetic thread & metal

Waxed synthetic thread & metal

Depicted in a hand-carved pendant of bone is a little sea turtle swimming behind his mother

Members of the House of El Salvador Artisans work in ceramic to craft the celestial trio

a fern leaf becomes a necklace of timeless beauty

Maya Celebration Mexican Green and Orange Rope Hammock (Double) _artisan--novica-artisan-13929 Waxed synthetic thread & metalMaya Artisans of the Yucatan select festive shades of orange, red, bondi and lilac for the design of this inviting hammock. They keep tradition alive by weaving the hammock with the same techniques developed by their Maya ancestors. Long before the Spanish arrived upon the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered the hammock to be like the loving embrace of a mother, due to the comfortable