Horn carving was introduced in the Viceroyalty of Mexico and has been perfected over time by the Mayans. Today it is a world-renowned technique, native to Yucatan, that uses only recovered material.
The Mayan backstrap loom technique was developed in the western mountains of Guatemala before the arrival of the Spanish. The technique consists of weaving cotton threads with a pair of sticks that gradually form a canvas with the movement of the weaver in time with the movement of the rods. Henequen, being a fiber with qualities such as flexibility, softness and durability, makes it the perfect raw material for working with this technique.
