Maya Celebration Mexican Green and Orange Rope Hammock (Double) _artisan--novica-artisan-13929 Patiently handcrafted by Matta Nandrakwang

Patiently handcrafted by Matta Nandrakwang

100% cotton with brass fixtures and rain tree wood button

Working with Taxco 950 silver and natural turquoise

Depicted in a hand-carved pendant of bone is a little sea turtle swimming behind his mother

The gemstones

Maya Celebration Mexican Green and Orange Rope Hammock (Double) _artisan--novica-artisan-13929 Patiently handcrafted by Matta NandrakwangMaya Artisans of the Yucatan select festive shades of orange, red, bondi and lilac for the design of this inviting hammock. They keep tradition alive by weaving the hammock with the same techniques developed by their Maya ancestors. Long before the Spanish arrived upon the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered the hammock to be like the loving embrace of a mother, due to the comfortable