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The Weaving House Sna Jolobil

The Weaving House Sna Jolobil
Culture

The Weaving House Sna Jolobil

(967) 678 2646.

Av. 20 de Noviembre s/n, Barrio del Cerrillo, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis.. 29220.

Free

Monday through Sunday 09:00 am - 02:00 pm, Monday through Sunday 04:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Information

Sna Jolobil means The Weaving House in tzotzil, a mayan language. It’s an organization made up of 800 women weavers from 20 tzotzil and tzeltal speaking indians communities in the Highlands of Chiapas and is incorporated as a not-for-profit Civil Society.

Its main objective is to preserve and revitalize Mayan Art by encouraging its members to study and recreate ancient textiles, natural dyeing methods for wool and cotton, and ancestral weaving techniques.

Each piece is an original creation with its own value, impregnated with the sensibility, wisdom and respect with which each artist composes the designs and symbols inherited from their elders.

Sna Jolobil is also a study center for the backstrap loom technique known as brocade in which the designs are woven into the cloth itself. Many of these brocaded designs survive from the pre-colombian times; they portray the saints, gods and animals who protect the growth of corn and the fertility of the earth and symbolize the Mayan vision of the cosmos.

Women who devote their lives to brocade and achieve mastery of its complicated techniques and symbolism are greatly admired in their communities.

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Photo Gallery

Exhibition of the different types of embroidery of the communities
Exhibition of the different types of embroidery of the communities
Cotton blouses with embroidered details
Cotton blouses with embroidered details
Embroidery modes of San Andrés, Magdalenas, Tenejapa and Chamula
Embroidery modes of San Andrés, Magdalenas, Tenejapa and Chamula
Cooperative that makes one of the embroideries with higher quality
Cooperative that makes one of the embroideries with higher quality
Entry to Sna Jolobil
Entry to Sna Jolobil
Display of embroidered tablecloths, dresses and cushions
Display of embroidered tablecloths, dresses and cushions
Sna Jolobil is in the atrium of Santo Domingo
Sna Jolobil is in the atrium of Santo Domingo
Huipil de Magdalenas indigenous community
Huipil de Magdalenas indigenous community
Beautifully embroidered decorative cushions
Beautifully embroidered decorative cushions
Interior view of the cooperative
Interior view of the cooperative
Cushion and doll with typical dress
Cushion and doll with typical dress
UNESCO 2002 Prize
UNESCO 2002 Prize
Necklaces made by hand crafts
Necklaces made by hand crafts
Embroidery of the highest quality
Embroidery of the highest quality
Located at the bottom of the Maya World Textile Center
Located at the bottom of the Maya World Textile Center
Contacto

Location on map

(967) 678 2646.

Av. 20 de Noviembre s/n, Barrio del Cerrillo, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis.. 29220.