| This passport style bag is simply beautiful and will be admired by everyone who sees it. It is a simple bag with a zipper top but it does have two small drop in pockets on the inside. The long cord shoulder strap provides for about a 24 inch drop. The bag measures 6.25 inches by 5.5 inches. This is made by a Samajel B'atz' cooperative in Guatemala called TEJIDOS IXILES. We are 55 women, living in eight villages in Nebaj, who make up the association Tejidos Ixiles (Unq'a Chem Ixil). The group began in 1988 in Las Violetas, Nebaj, in the province of El Quiché, and was legally constituted in 1995. It produces traditional weavings on backstrap looms, using figures that are particular to its villages. The organization aims to preserve the designs and techniques that form part of the Ixil heritage, and generate income that will allow for dignified living conditions. |
