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| Name |
Cayetano Corona Gaspariano |
| Area |
Clay |
| Specialty |
Majolica |
| State |
Tlaxcala |
| Locality |
San Pablo del Monte |
| Photography by Eniac
Martínez |
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| Name |
Elena Felipe Félix |
| Area |
Clay |
| Specialty |
Burnished |
| State |
Michoacán |
| Locality |
Huáncito |
| Photography by Lourdes
Almeida |
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| Name |
Efrén Nava Vega |
| Area |
Textiles |
| Specialty |
Weaving (Wool) |
| State |
México |
| Locality |
Gualupita |
| Photography by Laura
Cohen |
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The Program of Support of Folk Art has benefited nearly
1,500 artists and their families. Two groups in particular have
been affected: indigenous people and women.
As practitioners of many crafts represented in the exhibition,
indigenous people from all over Mexico have been the main beneficiaries
of the program. These groups are listed below, grouped according
to the Mexican state where they live:
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Northern Baja California
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Cucapa |
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| Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán |
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Maya |
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| Coahuila |
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Kikapú |
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| Chihuahua |
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Tarahumara |
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| Chiapas |
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Tzotzil |
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Tzeltal |
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Chamula |
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| Durango |
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Tepehua |
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| State of Mexico |
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Mazahua |
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| Guerrero and Morelos |
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Nahua |
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| Hidalgo |
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Otomí |
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| Michoacán |
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Purépecha |
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| Nayarit |
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Huichol |
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Cora |
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| Oaxaca |
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Huave |
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| Puebla and Oaxaca |
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Zapotec |
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Mixtec |
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| Sinaloa and Sonora |
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Mayo |
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Seri |
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Yaqui |
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| Veracruz |
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Huastec |
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As you will see in the exhibition, many of the great masters
are womenartists who learned their craft from their mothers
and grandmothers. With the assistance of the Program of Support
of Folk Art, these women have organized craft activities in
several communities in Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Morelos,
providing additional income to their families.
Fomento Cultural Banamex is committed to helping these and other
artists continue to make extraordinary crafts and to pass their
knowledge to future generations. Their work is one of Mexicos
greatest gifts to the world. |
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