Photo courtesy of the Inter-American Foundation
This detail photo depicts hand weaving of crafts by artisans from the eastern lowlands of Bolivia. These types of crafts will be featured at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s “Arts and Artisans from Bolivia and the Peruvian Island of Taquile” festival Friday, June 11 through Sunday, June 20. The indigenous participants of the festival are the Chiquitanos, Guarayos, Icocenos, and Ayoreos, who will demonstrate and sell a wide array of products and crafts including weavings, embroidery, pottery, sculptures, and paintings.
