Despite the construction on the Alameda across from the Cathedral, the palm weavers from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca are back to sell intricately woven palm fronds to be blessed and carried on Palm Sunday.
And, like most artisan traditions, it’s a family affair.
In the second photo lower right corner there is a stack of wheel-like objects. Are they made from the base of agave leaves? If so, do you know which agave? TIA.
They are made from the Sotol (Dasylirion) plant. Several years ago, I wrote this blog post about them. https://casita-colibri.blog/2018/05/23/fashioning-festival-flowers/
That is exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you for providing the link to that blog. If you hear or find out anything more about how they used that plant for fibers, please let me know. Thanks again!