Amarantas

Wool poncho, handwoven on a pedal loom in Tlaxcala, Mexico and dyed a deep maroon with cochinilla — the same ancient pigment used by Mesoamerican weavers for centuries. The ground is rich and saturated, with subtle banded detail at the hem. Taller Netzahualcoyotl, under the design direction of Ignacio Netzahualcoyotl, 2021 winner of the Grand Prize for Mexican Traditional Patrimony.

Exhibited in Flowers Keep No Secrets at Heritage by Hand, Indian Market 2026, Santa Fe.

Meet the artisan who creates these beautiful textiles! Join us on our Exploring Textiles and History in Puebla and Tlaxcala trip, December 1-5, 2026 to visit Ignacio Netzahualcoyotl's workshop.