Just in: Two Embroidered Oaxaca Blouses
We’ve just added these to the shop where you can purchase them directly and use a credit card or PayPal for no added fees! http://www.shop.oaxacaculture.com Size Small, measuring 19″ wide and 21″ long. Both of these are embroidered using a sewing machine, but the pattern is created free-form. They do not use a template and […]
Video: Direct Call for Help to San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, Earthquake Victims
Important message from cultural anthropologist Denise Lechner and medical doctor Anja Widman, who are working with the Ikoots/Huave people in San Mateo del Mar, Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Their coastal village was nearly destroyed after the September 7, 8.2 magnitude earthquake. Please know any gift you make will go to direct aid they will give. Send […]
Oaxaca Earthquake Damage Extensive: Urgent Support Needed
I’m putting out another donation call to help the Oaxaca earthquake victims. The situation is dire along Oaxaca’s southern coast and particularly in the city of Juchitan de Zaragoza. click here to watch BBC video of earthquake devastation There are two ways to donate that I know your gifts will go directly to the people […]
Huipils: Tehuana-Juchitan Clothing For Sale
I bought these lovely huipiles last year during a visit to Tehuantepec and Juchitan. They are all handmade and embroidered by either machine or by hand. You will love the colors and the elegant flowing skirts (very flattering). Machine stitched designs are typical of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec style of clothing. The sizes can fit […]
Muxes of Juchitan, Oaxaca
There is an innate cultural acceptance — nay, welcoming — of homosexuality in Oaxaca that is integral to the Zapotec community. Indigenous families throughout the Oaxaca state believe that boys who choose female identity and attributes have special powers. I have met many lesbian women, especially expatriates living in Oaxaca who find great comfort and […]