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Silk rebozo collection
The objective of “La Casa de Las Artesanías del Estado de San Luis Potosí” is to offer support to the artisans of San Luis Potosí, in their endeavor to develop new sources of income that will strengthen the economy of the artisanal sector, through the implementation of organizational strategies, quality control and redesign programs, as well as through the promotion plans that will permit them to market their handcrafts within the different markets. Our goals are to achieve the organizational and training capacities that will help in heightening the profile of our state’s artisans, so that we may have access to better quality products. Also, we will set up and provide technical and design advisory programs to the people in artisan communities, as well as entering into various types of agreements with other State and Federal entities.
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lecti l o c bozo e r Silk History El Rebozo de Santa María del Río (The Shawl of Santa María del Río). In 1572, in his book on the history of the Indies, a Dominican Friar by the name of Diego Durán made the first mention of the “rebozo”, or shawl, a garment worn by Mestizo women, and which came into existence due to the custom they had of covering their heads before stepping into a church. The “rebozo” was inspired on the accessories that the Friars of the time imposed on the Indian women at the time, and on the beautiful cloaks worn by Spanish women. Thus, the task fell on the Pre-Hispanic loom of weavers to make these “rebozos”, or shawls, out of cotton, silk and wool cloth.
Silk rebozo collection
Silk rebozo collection
Silk rebozo collection
Indigenous women would spin the thread used for weaving with spindle or thread winch, the same way that they would work the silk and the wool, the "ixtle" fibers and white cotton of Pre-Hispanic origins. The use of this shawl, or “rebozo” became popular quite fast, first among Mestizo women and, right before the end of the XVIth Century, among Negro, Mulatto and Indigenous women. In Castilian Spanish, the name of this “rebozo” appears to imply the need for women to cover themselves, or to cuddle underneath a cloak and, quite literally, to cover their face at the level of the chin and mouth, including perhaps the nose or eyes, with some type of garment”. According to the Molina Dictionary of 1555, Indigenous people used to call it “ciua nequeatlapacholoni”, which means “a woman’s headdress or the similar”. The word for this shawl or “rebozo” among the Otomi people is “mini-mahue”. In Huayapan, in the state of Morelos, it is called “cenzotl”, a Nahuatl word which may be derived from another word, “centzontilmantli” or “Mantle of a Thousand Colors”.
Silk rebozo collection
Silk rebozo collection
Silk rebozo collection
Silk rebozo collection
In the beautiful town of Santa María del Río, San Luis Potosí, we find one of the most popular garments in Mexico. Due to the great artisan work required to make it, as well as to its historic value, the “Rebozo” is one of the most symbolic and representative works of art in this country. The “Rebozo” has always been an important element of being Mexican; of our culture and our history. It is an accessory that was used by our antecessors, and which became a tradition that has found a niche among today´s fashion representations. It is a piece of artisan work of great value and appreciation as a distinctive headdress.
Silk rebozo collection
Silk rebozo collection
Silk chalina collection
Silk rebozo collection
Silk mantilla collection
Silk rebozo collection
The artisans that work with their hands to create this piece of art are people who work day and night for this custom not to be lost in time. It is a work that emanates from the plentiful ideas, inspiration, life experiences and creativity of all these men and women, thereby turning the “Rebozoâ€? into a garment that is the representation of our traditions, of the colors and of our cultural heritage all over the world. The effort being launched by the Government to promote artisan activity has become a challenge to give impulse and drive to the wondrous culture of the state of San Luis PotosĂ, so that we will become more aware of our identity as a community, and as people.
Silk rebozo collection
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