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Amate Bark Paintings
Beautiful, brilliant, "Amate Bark" paintings from Guerrero, Mexico. Each measures 16" x 23". Completely hand crafted. How it's made: The Amate bark is boiled in a water and lime juice solution in huge caldrons for several hours. When the bark becomes soft and pliable, the solution is drained and the bark rinsed. The fiber is laid out in strips forming a mesh on flat surfaces and then beaten with a stone called "muinto" or "aplanador" until the desired surface texture is obtained. Finally the borders are worked so they are aligned and the sheets of paper are dried in the sun. The Otomi Indians and other local indigenous people use the Amate paper in various rituals to obtain a good harvest or to drive away evil spirits.
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