Indigenous textile art of the Americas

blouse panel made with the reverse applique technicque

thumb|1950s huipil

natural fiber from the hair of the alpaca

thumb|Ñandutí thumb|Paraguayan woman displays ñandutí lace thumb|Ñandutí detail

baggage

Clothing worn by Aztecs

production of traditional rugs and blankets of the Navajo people of the Four Corners region, United States

clothing of the Maya peoples

rectangular carrying cloth used by women in traditional Andean communities in South America

natural animal fiber from the South American vicuña

Artifact created in wood using thread

thumb|Wyandot people|Huron quillwork moccasin Quillwork is a form of textile embellishment traditionally practiced by Indigenous peoples of North America that employs the quills of porcupines as an aesthetic element. Quills from bird feathers were also occasionally used in quillwork.

thumb|Crown made for the queen of the 25th National Fair Piteado (2016) in Colotlán thumb|250px|Detail of a hand made piteado belt thumb|175px|Punteador at work in talabartería thumb|175px|Variety of piteado belts

thumb|A petate, a bedroll common in Latin America. A petate is a bedroll used in Central America and Mexico. Its name comes from the Náhuatl word petlatl . The petate is woven from plant fibers from various species of palms (mainly of the genera Thrinax, Sabal and Brahea) and tules (species Schoenoplectus acutus and Typha domingensis), as well as, to a lesser extent, various species of Maguey and Reeds. The species of palms used for this purpose are known by the generic name of «petate palm». The Royal Spanish Academy defines it as a bed. Generally petates are woven in quadrangular forms, thou

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