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Handmade in Taos, New Mexico by textile artisan Elizabeth Jenkins. Mandarin collarOpen frontPocketsHand Woven with Hand Dyed YarnsSome shiny gold thread woven throughoutMeasurements shown in pictures, pit to pit and lengthThere are some pulls and some pilling as this is a handmade piece. Please examine pictures closely. FROM THE ARTIST “My work is about color and texture. I have been weaving fabric and making garments since 1979. I started collecting textiles in the mid 1970's. At the time, I traveled extensively in Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. The connection between hand-woven textiles and the Indian's lives and culture fascinated and intrigued me. It was at this time that I decided to become a weaver. I moved to Taos, New Mexico in 1978 and bought a loom. I learned the basics of loom weaving in Vermont in 1975 but my sense of color and contrast came from my connection to indigenous cultures. In 1990 and 1991, I traveled to Indonesia with my family to
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