Caribbean Dream Hand Woven Nylon Hammock Aid to Artisans - Haiti 9 3X 54 / 137

9 3X 54 / 137

Cotton & polyester with rain tree wood

Artisan Cesar Gonzales

Made on a traditional backstrap loom by a small cooperative of women from Guatemala headed by master weaver Yolanda Morales

24 years old

Caribbean Dream Hand Woven Nylon Hammock Aid to Artisans - Haiti 9 3X 54 / 137Vibrant green ropes are handwoven by the Maya Artists of the Yucatn for form this comfortable nylon hammock. Packs away nicely for easy storage. Long before the Spanish arrived upon the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered the hammock to be like the loving embrace of a mother, due to the comfortable manner in which the body is held and swung within its cradle. Maya Artists of the Yucatan