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Silk and cotton weavings of the Tai Kadai style Veomanee Douangdala
Silver filigree jewelry Katarina Doda Booth 28 Katarina creates award-winning silver filigree jewelry, paying close attention to detail and shape. The most intricate pieces are traditional wedding gifts to brides, while simpler patterns are worn in daily life. Jewelry has been made by generations of her family and each piece requires much precision and numerous tools.
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Booth 12 (cooperative) Veomanee’s silk and cotton weavings are made with indigo and other natural dyes, giving them rich and warm colors. The design and motifs represent the Tai Kadai culture and have symbolic meaning in Buddhism and animist practices. She is known for her traditional Lao skirts with geometric patterns. Tai Lue, Katu and Phoutai textiles; Yao Mien embroideries Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre
Booth 85 The Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre is the first culture organization in Laos dedicated to the appreciation and understanding of its diverse ethnic cultures and arts. Their textiles will represent the work of many master folk artists and their unique cultural weaving traditions. Traditional Lao textiles BangOn Douangdala Booth 137 (new) BangOn learned traditional cotton and silk spinning, dyeing, weaving, and sewing from her sisters and aunts. Her textiles have a special cultural significance and are used for clothing, ceremonies and spiritual protection. The patterns derived from nature are elegant and complex. Jewelry featuring the Dok Phikoun flower pattern Orijyn Booth 141 Working on a bench with a blowtorch and hand tools, silversmiths in Vientiane, Laos labor over silver ingots to create intricately made cuffs, bracelets and necklaces. The patterns feature the Dok Phikoun flower, believed to bring health, wellbeing and prosperity to those who wear it.
MADAGASCAR Traditional Malagasy musical instruments Edmond Rivo Randrianarisoa Cooperative Redona
Booth 13 (cooperative) Edmond makes Valihas, stringed instruments made of gourd and cowhide and stamped with traditional images. The strings on the instruments are carved from local bamboo and pieces are created through artist collaboration. Woven silk, cotton and raffia accessories and home furnishings Berthe Lalao Olga Razafinandriana Federation SAHALANDY
Booth 140 (cooperative) Berthe is representing the 80 weavers of Federation SAHALANDY. The silk weavings of SAHALANDY are known for their wide range of colors as a result of natural dyes. The distinctive open weave design of SAHALANDY scarves as well as their numerous styles makes them highly unique.
MALI Fulani gold and silver necklaces, pendants and earrings Ousmane Macina Booth 77 Ousmane and his family have been making gold and silver jewelry for over 10 generations. Utilizing the symbols of the great Fulani empire,
SWAZILAND he creates graceful designs of twisted gold and silver wire filigree and granulation. Using handmade tools to produce his work, his jewelry is traditionally worn for special occasions and ceremonies. Sterling silver Tuareg jewelry Mohamed El Maouloud Ag Hamid
Association Timidwa
Booth 86 (new) Mohamed learned the art of metalworking from his father, who learned from his father before him. His traditional Tuareg jewelry and knives are engraved and detailed with meaningful symbols and intricate design. He is the president of Association Timidwa, which has 70 artists representing Mali’s many ethnic groups. Indigo and mud-dyed woven clothing and accessories and home furnishings Aboubakar Fofana Booth 121 Aboubakar utilizes organic handspun cotton and natural indigo and mud dyes to create exquisite textiles. His Sublime Indigo initiative teaches the techniques of textile production and stresses the importance of developing a textile industry in West Africa based on principles of sustainable development and respect for the environment.
MEXICO Burnished clay pottery from Tonalá, Jalisco Angel Ortiz Gabriel, Jose Angel Ortiz Arana Booth 2 Angel and his son Jose Angel create handmade narrative pottery such as decorated plates, vases, nahuales, bowls and traditional Tonalá masks. Their unique style is easily recognizable. They are dedicated to reviving pottery styles from the 1920’s that include traditional country designs called “Fantasia’”(fantasy) and polychrome floral designs.
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Hand carved and painted dance masks and decorative masks Manuel Abeiro Horta Ramos and Modesto Horta Ramos
Manos de Mexico
Booth 4 (new) Manuel and Modesto are the sons of an accomplished mask maker. They carry on the family tradition, creating elaborate devil masks worn in the Pastorelas morality play, along with other traditional masks portraying hermits, ranchers, women and old men. They will also be representing their brother, Juan Jose’s work. Hand woven and dyed wool rugs, pillow covers and handbags Marco Antonio Bautista Vasquez Supported by Manos Zapotecas
Booth 34 (new) Marco is representing the weavers of Manos Zapotecas, a business that promotes and sells the woven arts of the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. Their high quality, hand woven and dyed, rugs, pillow covers and handbags feature patterns and designs used for centuries. Glazed clay, molded and appliqued pineapple pots, candelabras, bowls and figures Hilario Alejos Madrigal Quaucalli - Santa Fe
Booth 42 Hilario is one of Mexico’s most recognized folk potters, known for his traditional ornamental pineapple pots, elaborated with techniques of appliqué and openwork. Working not only in the familiar green glossy glaze, Hilario often utilizes yellows and blues for his pots, candelabras and punchbowls that are highly sought by collectors. Hand painted clay scenes, masks, dragons, and demons Octavio Esteban Reyes Booth 42 Octavio is an indigenous Purépecha artist, creating masks, dragons, and demons made of clay. Using traditional Ocumicho techniques, he shapes figures by hand, which are fired and then painted using brushes