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Mexican Vintage Straw Art (Popote Art or Popotillo

 

Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a lovely straw-art picture depicting a Mexican village in the shadow of the volcano, Popocateptl, Puebla, c. 1920. Main photo of the popote art. Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a lovely straw-art picture depicting a Mexican village in the shadow of the volcano, Popocateptl, Puebla, c. 1920. Closeup photo of the popote art scene. Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a lovely straw-art picture depicting a Mexican village in the shadow of the volcano, Popocateptl, Puebla, c. 1920. Photo of the back side of the picture showing the stamp of Edward Westons curio shop in Mexico City.
CD-3: Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a lovely straw-art picture depicting a Mexican village in the shadow of the volcano, Popocateptl, Puebla, c. 1920. The work is almost certainly by the famous Gabriel Olay (G. Olay), given the fineness of the straw-art, the geometrical popote border, and the description of the scene on the bottom front. A stamp on the back of the framed picture indicates that the piece was purchased from the shop of the famous photographer Edward Weston, whose curio store in Mexico City was open between 1918 to c. 1923. The scene is composed of thousands of very fine pieces of dyed grass or straw (popote, in Spanish), an incredibly labor-intensive and beautiful art-form which predates the arrival of the Spanish in the America's. Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches wide by 8 3/4 inches high, including the frame. The popote art itself is 8 inches wide by 6 1/2 inches high. Price: $725.

 

Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful straw-art scene of the floating gardens of Xochimilco, with canals filled with flowers, and featuring a campesino paddling his canoe, signed Ariza, c. 1940's. Main photo of the straw-art (popote art) scene. Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful straw-art scene of the floating gardens of Xochimilco, with canals filled with flowers, and featuring a campesino paddling his canoe, signed Ariza, c. 1940's. A closer view of the popote art scene. Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful straw-art scene of the floating gardens of Xochimilco, with canals filled with flowers, and featuring a campesino paddling his canoe, signed Ariza, c. 1940's. A closeup of the campesino rowing his canoe. Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful straw-art scene of the floating gardens of Xochimilco, with canals filled with flowers, and featuring a campesino paddling his canoe, signed Ariza, c. 1940's. Another closeup photo of the straw-art scene. Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful straw-art scene of the floating gardens of Xochimilco, with canals filled with flowers, and featuring a campesino paddling his canoe, signed Ariza, c. 1940's. A closeup photo of the bottom right of the popote art scene, showing the artist's signature, ARIZA.
AY-4: Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful straw-art scene of the floating gardens of Xochimilco, with canals filled with flowers, and featuring a campesino paddling his canoe, signed Ariza, c. 1940's. Popote art is created using thousands of minute pieces of dyed straw or grass (popote, in Spanish). It is an incredible and very wonderful art-form, pre-dating the arrival of the Spanish in Mexico in 1519. This is a great piece of Mexican vintage folk art! Condition is very good. Size: the popote art scene, including the mat and frame, is 17 1/4 inches high by 14 1/2 inches wide. The actual popote art scene, not including the mat and frame, is 8 1/2 inches high by 6 1/2 inches wide. Price: $675.

 

Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful picture composed of thousands of minute pieces of dyed straw (popote, in Spanish), Mexico, c. 1940's. Main photo of the popote art picture. Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful picture composed of thousands of minute pieces of dyed straw (popote, in Spanish), Mexico, c. 1940's. Closeup photo of the picture.
AG-9: Mexican vintage straw-art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful picture composed of thousands of minute pieces of dyed straw (popote, in Spanish), Mexico, c. 1940's. The scene is of a Mexican campesino traveling through the lovely village of Taxco. This Mexican art-form is truly wonderful! Condition is very good. Size: the popote art within the larger, hand-carved wooden frame measures 6 3/4 inches high by 4 3/4 inches wide. Price: $395.

 

Mexican vintage straw art (popote art or popotillo), a beautiful, panoramic scene of a Mexican village, c. 1940's. Main photo of the popote art scene. Mexican vintage straw art (popote art or popotillo), a beautiful, panoramic scene of a Mexican village, c. 1940's. Closeup photo of a woman rowing her bark filled with flowers. Mexican vintage straw art (popote art or popotillo), a beautiful, panoramic scene of a Mexican village, c. 1940's. Closeup photo of the woman and the trees lining the canal. Mexican vintage straw art (popote art or popotillo), a beautiful, panoramic scene of a Mexican village, c. 1940's. Another closeup photo of the straw art scene.
AF-3: Mexican vintage straw art (popote art or popotillo), and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful, panoramic scene of a Mexican village, c. 1940's. The straw art is incredibly fine and intricate. Colors are wonderfully vibrant. A woman is rowing her craft, filled with lovely flowers; it would seem to be a scene of Xochimilco. Popotillo is a Mexican art-form; scenes of traditional Mexican life are created using thousands of pieces of dyed straw or grass (popote, in Spanish). Condition is excellent. Size: the popote scene itself (without the mat and frame) measures 8 3/4 inches wide by 6 3/4 inches high. Price: $475.

 

Mexican vintage straw-art, popote or popotillo, framed scene, c. 1940. Popotillo or popote art (Mexican straw art) is incredibly intricate and beautiful! The scene is created using thousands of tiny pieces of dyed straw, carefully glued into place to create the scene. Mexican vintage straw-art, popote or popotillo, a closeup photo. Mexican vintage straw-art, popote or popotillo, another closeup photo.
L-4: Mexican vintage straw-art, popote or popotillo, framed scene, c. 1940. Popotillo or popote art (Mexican straw art) is incredibly intricate and beautiful! The scene is created using thousands of tiny pieces of dyed straw, carefully glued into place to create the scene. The piece is beautifully framed. This is an amazing work of Mexican fine/folk art. Size: 15 1/2 inches wide by 10 1/2 inches tall. Price: $225.

 

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