Beading Wonders: The Meaning of Toj in Indigenous Mayan Culture
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Our artisan Manuela selected the nahual Tzikin as the theme for her hand-beaded artwork that is part of our Beading Wonders Collection. Tzikin is considered to be the guardian of the lands in which the Indigenous Maya live.
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Our artisan Angelina selected the nahual Tijax as the theme for her hand-beaded artwork that is part of our Beading Wonders Collection. Tijax is symbolized as a double-edged obsidian sword—having both positive and negative qualities.
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Handmade by Friendship Bridge® chose nahuales, a concept important to the Indigenous Maya, as the theme for a unique artisan project called Beading Wonders, generously supported by our donor, Betty Chambers Toguchi. We commissioned our Indigenous Mayan client, Maria, to create hand-beaded artwork that showcases her skills while also bringing to light a part of her ancestral culture that is often overlooked. This art piece, representing the nahual known as Tz’i, is one example from the Beading Wonders Collection.
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