Manos Mexicanas/ Mexican Artisan Hands
Over 40 years promoting Mexican Folk Art
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olk Art is a very important element of our culture, it reflects the accumulated history and complex identity of Mexico: the black clay of San Bartolo Coyotepec in Oaxaca, the pottery of Tonala in Jalisco and the pineapples of San José de Gracia in Michoacan; the shawls of Santa Maria del Rio and La Piedad, the textiles of Zinacantan and Teotitlan del Valle, and the silversmith works of Taxco and Merida are just some of the artistic expressions produced by indigenous communities who through their work render and give meaning
to life. The work of our artisans has been promoted for over 40 years by the National Fund of Promotion of Crafts. (FONART).
FONART is a public trust of the Federal Government, within the Ministry of Social Development sector, which arose as a response to the need to support artisanal activity - approximately 12 million people are engaged in this line of work in Mexico. – They contribute to generate higher incomes for artisans via human, social, and economic development.
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