Embroidered_round_table.jpg

Title
Embroidered_round_table.jpg
Description
Color scanned image of Tapete - Spanish word, table decoration. Remembrance of Esmeralda's grandmother, Rosa Cordova Marroquin, who taught her mother Rosvita how to embroider. This type of embroidery is representative of Chiapas because of the style. It is done with silk thread on tulle. It is very traditional for the Chiapaneca dress. It comes from the Zoque culture. The Zoque would do it only on cotton but with the Spanish influence, they started using tulle.
name
Rosa Cordova Marroquin, Rosvita Cordova, Esmeralda Torres
Contributor
Torres, Esmeralda
Creator
Torres, Esmeralda
Spatial Coverage
Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico
Date
2011
Item sets
History through Art
Media
Embroidered_round_table_decoration.jpg