Beading Wonders: The Meaning of Toj in Indigenous Mayan Culture
According to the Mayan worldview, nahuales (nah WALL es) represent one’s vital energy that protect and guide each person throughout their life, rep...
Beading Wonders: The Meaning of Kej in Indigenous Mayan Culture
According to the Mayan worldview, nahuales (nah WALL es) represent one’s vital energy that protect and guide each person throughout their life, rep...
Beading Wonders: The Meaning of Tzikin in Indigenous Mayan Culture
Our artisan Manuela selected the nahual Tzikin as the theme for her hand-beaded artwork that is part of our Beading Wonders Collection. Tzikin is considered to be the guardian of the lands in which the Indigenous Maya live.
Beading Wonders: The Meaning of Tijax in Indigenous Mayan Culture
Our artisan Angelina selected the nahual Tijax as the theme for her hand-beaded artwork that is part of our Beading Wonders Collection. Tijax is symbolized as a double-edged obsidian sword—having both positive and negative qualities.
Beading Wonders: The Meaning of Tz’i in Indigenous Mayan Culture
Handmade by Friendship Bridge® chose nahuales, a concept important to the Indigenous Maya, as the theme for a unique artisan project called Beading Wonders, generously supported by our donor, Betty Chambers Toguchi. We commissioned our Indigenous Mayan client, Maria, to create hand-beaded artwork that showcases her skills while also bringing to light a part of her ancestral culture that is often overlooked. This art piece, representing the nahual known as Tz’i, is one example from the Beading Wonders Collection.
