Guatemalan Finely Woven Cotton Textile Wall Hanging with Birds and People African folk art or a tuna fish sandwich

or a tuna fish sandwich with chips

the strap that would be used to snap the box closed is fairly tattered

leaf and bird design may the most exquisite among them

This unmarked vintage planter features elegant lines and great proportions

with a few small dark marks on the interior of the lip

Guatemalan Finely Woven Cotton Textile Wall Hanging with Birds and People African folk art or a tuna fish sandwichThis charming vintage textile, Guatemalan I believe, is beautifully woven of very high quality cotton. The dark blue ground is very tightly woven of very fine thread, with the figurative design executed in thicker threads, placing it in relief and giving this piece terrific texture. I especially love the man and woman at either end, and the way the birds are balancing at the very edges of the colorful columns upon which they perch. The piece measures