Order Form for Weavings from Tsobol Antzetik (Women …



Order Form for Weavings from Tsobol Antzetik (Women United), a weaving cooperative from San Pedro Chenalhó, Chiapas, Mexico

The weavings in this catalog are made by women in Tsobol Antzetik (Women United), a weaving cooperative from San Pedro Chenalhó, a township in the highlands of Chiapas. Tsobol Antzetik is a group of about 30 Tzotzil-speaking Maya women and their children who live in several neighboring communities. The group’s members also belong to two organizations seeking peace with justice –the Zapatista movement and Las Abejas (The Bees), a Catholic social justice group. Together the women are trying to create economies of solidarity and cooperation, alternatives to the economic system of competition that globalization promotes.

This catalog of weavings features 113 products that the weavers of Tsobol Antzetik have made over the past 20 years. Unless otherwise specified, all products are woven on a back-strap loom with a brocade technique in which designs and the background cloth evolve as a piece. Most weavings are made with commercially purchased cotton threads that look like embroidery floss. A few products are made with woolen threads dyed from plants.

When ordering women’s blouses please indicate the size: small (22 inches wide by 26 inches long); medium (29x29); and large (35x 35). For an extra large or long blouse add $10.00. When ordering girl’s blouses please give the age and approximate size of the child (e.g. small 8 year old). Measurements for other weavings are approximate.

Please send prepayment for your order so that the weavers will have cash to purchase threads as well as food and other necessities. Make checks payable to Tsobol Antzetik and mail along with this form to: Las Cruces Chiapas Connection, c/o Christine Eber, P.O. Box 373, Radium Springs, NM 88054. Las Cruces Chiapas Connection is a volunteer group in Southern New Mexico that assists Tsobol Antzetik to sell its weavings through fair trade. Weavers receive 85-90% of the price of each weaving. The rest of your payment helps LCCC in its work with the weavers. Contact Melissa Copeland – deserthealer@ - to receive an electronic version of this catalog to pass along to others. For additional assistance contact Christine Eber at 505 647-5280. Please note that orders cannot be placed by email, only by regular mail.

Orders are grouped and sent on the last day of each month. Please allow approximately 6-7 weeks for delivery to your home. Only orders received before September 30th are guaranteed to arrive in time for holiday gift-giving. We will bill you for postage to ship to your home or arrange to deliver it to you if you live in the Las Cruces area. In most cases weavings include a tag with a photo & biography of the weaver and a card with a brief background on weaving in Chiapas. Weavings with toad, cosmogram, bee or woman symbol come with a description of the symbol.

Name: ____________________________________________________Date:______________

Address:______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone & email: ____________________________________________________________

Product & description Size (indicate for blouses only) Price Quantity Total

1. Girl’s blouse Toddler size only $26.00 ________ ______

2. Girl’s blouse _____________ $22.00 ________ ______

(embroidered on purchased cloth)

3. Girl’s blouse w/cosmogram symbol ______________ $33.00 ________ ______

4. Girl’s blouse w/toad symbol ______________ $22.00 ________ ______

(embroidered on purchased cloth)

5. Girl’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

(yoke features design on woman’s ceremonial blouse from San Pedro Chenalhó)

6. Woman’s blouse w/cosmograms ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

7. Woman’s blouse w/star symbol (+ sign)____________ $175.00 ________ ______

8. Woman’s blouse ______________ $48.00 ________ ______

9. Baby boy’s tunic $22.00 ________ ______

10. Nursing mother doll $25.00 ________ ______

(baby snaps on to mother’s breasts and hands)

11. Girl’s blouse ______________ $22.00 ________ ______

(embroidered designs on purchased cloth; designs in blue, not orange)

12. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 _______ ______

13. Woman’s blouse ______________ $50.00 ________ ______

14. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

15. Woman’s blouse ______________ $65.00 ________ ______

(photo shows blouse in extra long & wide size; also available in other sizes for $55)

16. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

17. Woman’s blouse ______________ $65.00 ________ ______

(photo shows blouse in extra long & big size; also available in other sizes for $55)

18. Woman’s blouse ______________ $70.00 ________ ______

(yoke features two rows of woman symbol)

19. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

20. Woman’s blouse ______________ $80.00 ________ ______

(The contemporary blouse worn by women of Chenalhó. Woven ________ ______

with thicker cotton threads giving designs a 3-dimensional look.)

21. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

22. Woman’s blouse ______________ $50.00 ________ ______

23. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

(white cosmogram symbols on yoke look like those on other blouse yokes)

24. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

(designs made with naturally dyed wool threads)

25. Woman’s blouse ______________ $65.00 ________ ______

(below yoke this blouse is like #26)

26. Woman’s blouse ______________ 46.00 ________ ______

(fewer cosmograms on yoke)

27. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

28. Woman’s blouse ______________ $46.00 ________ ______

(wool designs; fewer cosmograms on yoke)

29. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

(path of snake – symbol of Earth’s fertility - on yoke)

30. Woman’s blouse ______________ $55.00 ________ ______

31. Woman’s blouse w/long sleeves ______________ $75.00 ________ ______

32. Woman’s blouse $33.00 ________ ______

(commemorates women murdered & disappeared in Juárez, Mexico)

33. Woman’s blouse ______________ $35.00 ________ ______

(“Friends of the Women of Juárez,” a solidarity group in Las Cruces)

34. Woman’s blouse ______________ $30.00 ________ ______

(embroidered designs on purchased cloth)

35. Woman’s blouse ______________ $30.00 ________ ______

(embroidered designs on purchased cloth)

36. Woman’s blouse ______________ $30.00 ________ ______

(embroidered designs on purchased cloth)

37. Shawl or table runner $55.00 ________ ______

38. Shawl 22x72 $18.00 ________ ______

(specify color - purple, black, orange, or brown)

39. Wall-hanging w/toad designs 18x27 $75.00 ________ ______

40. Wall-hanging w/serpent design 19x29 $25.00 ________ ______

(design also represents planet Venus or the plumed serpent, Quetzalcoatl,

in ancient Maya cosmology)

41. Wall-hanging – sampler of designs 20x36 $75.00 ________ ______

42. Wall-hanging or table centerpiece 22x32 $28.00 ________ ______

43. Wall-hanging or table centerpiece 22x32 $25.00 ________ ______

44. Wall-hanging or table centerpiece 22x32 $30.00 ________ ______

45. Wall-hanging or table centerpiece 22x32 $30.00 ________ ______

46. Wall-hanging or table centerpiece 22x32 $30.00 ________ ______

47. Wall-hanging or table centerpiece 22x32 $30.00 ________ ______

48. Wall-hanging or table centerpiece 22x32 $25.00 ________ ______

49. Wall-hanging or table centerpiece 22x32 $30.00 ________ ______

50. Wall-hanging 22x32 $75.00 ________ ______

51. Wall-hanging w/chickens 22x32 $38.00 ________ ______

52. Wall-hanging w/women symbols 18x34 $75.00 ________ ______

53. Table-runner 22x66 $35,00 ________ ______

54. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

55. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

56. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

57. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

58. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

59. Table-runner $30.00 ________ ______

60. Table-runner or shawl $35.00 ________ ______

61. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

62. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

63. Table-runner $45.00 ________ ______

64. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

65. Table-runner $35.00 ________ ______

66. Table-runner $25.00 ________ ______

67. Table-runner $32.00 ________ ______

68. Scarf or table-runner 7 ½ x60 $25.00 ________ ______

69. Table cloth about 28x63 $55.00 ________ ______

70. Table cloth about 28x63 $60.00 ________ ______

71. Table cloth about 54X84 $100.00 ________ ______

72. Table cloth $115.00 ________ ______

73. Book mark w/bee design $2.50 ________ ______

(symbol of Las Abejas (The Bees) – see info. at top of form)

74. Book mark - striped $2.50 ________ ______

75. Book mark - EZLN $2.50 ________ ______

(Zapatista Army of National Liberation)

76. Little drawstring bag $5.50 ________ ______

(symbol of Las Abejas, Tsop Chanul Pom in Tzotzil)

77. Little drawstring bag $5.50 ________ ______

(commemorates members of Las Abejas who perished in Acteal massacre of 1997)

78. Little drawstring bag w/ animal or plant design $5.50 ________ ______

(please let us choose one for you)

79. Little drawstring bag w/woman Zapatista $5.50 ________ ______

80. Little drawstring bag w/EZLN on one side, $5.50 ________ ______

Zapata vive (Zapata lives) on other

81 Change purse w/zipper& bee design $10.00 ________ ______

82. Change purse w/zipper $7.00 ________ ______

83. Change purse 4 ½ X 6 1/2 $7.00 ________ ______

84. Change purse $7.00 ________ ______

85. Purse or cosmetic case 5x8 ½ $10.00 ________ ______

86. Change purse $7.00 ________ ______

87. Set of 4 placemats w/4 napkins $35.00 ________ ______

(let us choose matching napkins)

88. Set of 4 placemats w/4 napkins $35.00 ________ ______

(napkins not shown; let us choose matching napkins)

89. Pillow cover 20X20 $30.00 ________ ______

90. Pillow cove r 20X20 $20.00 ________ ______

91. Pillow cover 20X20 $30.00 ________ ______

92. Hand-towels – set of 2 $18.00 ________ ______

93. Hand-towels - set of 2 $18.00 ________ ______

94. Hand-towels – set of 2 $20.00 ________ ______

95. Table centerpiece $18.00 ________ ______

96. Sampler w/toad design in wool 10X12 $10.00 ________ ______

97. Square for quilt or craft projects 8X9 $8.00 ________ ______

98. Square for quilt or craft projects 8X9 $8.00 _______ ______

99. Square for quilt or craft projects 8X9 $8.00 ________ ______

100. Square for quilt or craft projects 7 ½ X8 $7.00 ________ ______

101. Shoulder bag for carrying a Bible $18.00 ________ ______

(“Santa Biblia”/“Holy Bible” on one side, “Ch’ul Vun” /Holy Book in Tzotzil

on other); also available w/o words for $15.00)

102. Shoulder bag for Bible $18.00 ________ ______

(“Santa Biblia”/Holy Bible in Spanish on one side, Ch’ul Vun/Holy Book in Tzotzil

on other ) also available w/o words for $15.00

103. Shoulder bag for Bible w/zipper $18.00 ________ ______

(“Santa Biblia”/Holy Bible on one side, Ch’ul Vun/Holy Book in Tzotzil

on other ); also available w/o words for $15.00 $18.00 ________ ______

104. Shoulder bag $18.00 ________ ______

(“Friends of the Women of Juárez,” a solidarity group in Las Cruces)

105. Shoulder bag w/bee symbol $18.00 ________ ______ 106. Table cloth w/cosmogram symbol 54X84 $100.00 ________ ______

107. Woman’s dress with women $100.00 ________ ______

& toad symbols; specify desired length, from shoulder to hem

108. Traditional baby rattle tied to a baby’s wrist $6.00 ________ ______

109. Wall-hanging or cloth for table 22x32 $30.00 ________ ______

110. Wall-hanging w/toads 22x39 $75.00 ________ ______

111 Cloth suitable for table centerpiece $30.00 ________ ______

112. Wall-hanging or cloth for table $30.00 ________ ______

113. Traditional wedding gift $30.00 ________ ______

(gourd, tortilla cloth and cotton string bag that a woman receives from her mother-in-law

at her wedding. These items are buried with a woman when she dies.)

TOTAL ENCLOSED: ___________

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