Textiles of Oaxaca
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Textiles of Oaxaca

Like the region itself, the textiles of Oaxaca are breathtakingly beautiful and diverse. Beyond the surface beauty of these textiles lies an invisible thread connecting the maker to their ancestors and to their culture. In admiration of the diverse textiles from across Oaxaca, we’ve compiled a beginners guide to the different styles from across the state.

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Maximon
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Maximon

When we visited this strange effigy, in what seemed to be someone’s garage, a medicine man sat to the right, nodding off periodically, identifiable only by a red scarf. The statue itself is quite small, made of wood and dressed in multiple satin scarves. A lit cigarette hangs limply from his mouth, as the ashes are collected below to be later used as an offering or some type of healing agent.

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