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Welcome
to Latin Art Mall
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Art Mall brings you a large selection of Arts, Crafts, and
Collectibles from Mexico, South America, and Central America.
Our products are handcrafted and imported directly from the
people that created them. Learn more about the Countries
and People that produce our products in our Reference
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TAGUA CARVINGS FROM ECUADOR
Shop our Carvings from Ecuador - Located
in the northwest portion of Ecuador, a unique venture began called the Tagua
Initiative was formed. This began
in 1990 by Conservation International as a means of creating economic incentives
associated with the tagua palm nut, trying to find a way for the harvests to be
sustained. Because of this
initiative, today we see almost 2,000 people belonging to the Comuna Rio
Santiago-Cayapas, holding down jobs. However,
these jobs depend on the rainforest being left unharmed, allowing the tagua nut
to continue growing.
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NAVAJO SAND PAINTINGS
Shop our Sand Paintings
- These sand paintings are
done completely by hand. On the back of each piece is a card with the artists
name and written in the artists hand the name of the painting. The Navajo people
believe the universe to be delicately balanced. Only man can upset it causing
disaster or illness. When this happens a medicine man must restore the natural
balance. Balance is restored by healing the offender with chants herbs prayers
songs and sand paintings.
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LATIN TEXTILE ART
Shop our Wall Hangings from Peru and Mexico - You
will also find tapestries depicting things such as flowers, birds, butterflies,
and many other Andean cultural aspects. All
of the sheep wool is handspun, and then naturally dyed with native vegetable,
mineral, and animal dye.
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TAGUA CARVINGS FROM PANAMA
Shop our Tagua
Carvings - Imported directly
from the Native Indian Artists that created these little masterpieces. Choose
from Animals, Fish, Birds, and Reptiles - all native to the country of Panama
that the carvings come from. The
tagua nut has a strong resemblance to animal ivory, making it a wonderful
resource for creating all types of beautiful things. For many years, the tagua nut was used primarily for making buttons but
with new technology and more affordable materials such as plastics, a decline
began. Even so, the tagua nut still
has value in the making of other things to include chess set pieces, jewelry,
handles for canes, dice, figurines, etc.
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HUICHOL BEAD ART
Shop our Bead Art
- Huichol Bead Art The Huichol
Indians have used art figures and other decorative pieces as offerings to the
Gods for centuries. The Indians work their spiritual symbols and designs into
each piece. This hand carved wood jaguar head was first covered with a layer of
beeswax then using a long needle one small bead at a time is pressed into the
wax creating this vibrant work of art.
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BLANKETS & THROWS
Shop for Mexican
Blankets - Whether for yoga class or to
add a little Mexican flare to your home decor, our fine Mexican blankets are the
solution. We select only the finest hand crafted Molina Indian blankets. These
thick blankets are truly quality.
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Articles
from our Reference
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This
particular rainforest is a special reserve of 371,000 hectares found in Guyana. First established in 1989, very little was known about this area prior to
that time. However, with a
substantial amount of archaeological data, is has been proven that occupations
of Horticultural and Archaic existed. In
all, 29 sites have been recorded to date. Although
it appears the Paleo Indians did not occupy this area of Guyana, experts believe
evidence to the contrary will show up some day due to what appears a strong
presence. Click
here to read more.
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The
jaguar, or as he is sometimes called, the American tiger, is the largest and
most ferocious of the cat family found on this continent. Some jaguars have been
seen equal in size to the Asiatic tiger; but in most cases the American, animal
is smaller. He is strong enough, however, to drag a horse or an ox to his
den—sometimes to a long distance; and this feat has been frequently observed.
The
jaguar is found in all the tropical parts of North and South America. While he
bears a considerable likeness to the tiger, both in shape and habits, the
markings of his skin are quite different. Instead of being striped like the
tiger, the skin of the jaguar is beautifully spotted. Each spot resembles a
rosette, and consists of a black ring with a single dark-colored spot in the
middle. Click
here to read more.
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Mola
Art, also called Kuna Mola, is an amazing creation by the women of the Kuna or
Cuna tribe from Central America. Living
directly on the San Blas Islands of Panama, these women create some of the most
gorgeous pieces of art imaginable. Using
a special appliqué process called “reverse appliqué” the women take
numerous layers of cloth, each of varying color. These layers are then stitched together loosely while the top layers are
fine-tipped cut with special scissors. The
cut edges are then folded back at which time they are stitched to the bottom
layer.
The
word Mola translates into “blouse”. Although Mola Art was originally artwork done on women’s blouses as a
means of adding beautiful color and design, today you will find Mola Art done on
more than just blouses and in many cases, used as an actual form of art that is
framed and proudly displayed. The
wonderful aspect of the Mola pieces is that they are all so unique and vibrant. Women have the freedom to create beautiful designs of nature, which
today, has become an increasingly popular type of apparel worn in the United
States, Europe, and Asia. Click
here to read more.
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Panama City, Panama is often referred to as the
“Crossroads of the world”, primarily because of the massive number of people
that pass through. Located in
Central America between Costa Rica and Columbia, Panama has long been used as a
route from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Historians tell us that the
earliest inhabitants of Panama were the Cocle and Cuevas cultures but because of
overwhelming disease and fighting with the Spaniards in the 16th
century, the numbers quickly diminished. Although
it took a little time and effort, the Spanish finally established a settlement
in 1510 at the mouth of the Rio Chagres called Nombre de Dios. Eventually, this coastline area became a popular target for invasions of
Peru and wealth generated by the incursions was brought over land from the port
of Panama to the Spanish settlement. Click
here to read more.
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