{"product_id":"tall-16-1-2-paper-mache-modern-maguey-agave-plant-sculpture-mexican-folk-art","title":"Tall 16 1\/2\" Paper Mache Modern Maguey\/Agave Plant Sculpture Mexican Folk Art","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMexican Paper Mache Maguey Sculpure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight- 16\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWide - 8 1\/2\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStand- 6\" x 6\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJavier Bobadilla is a master artisan of paper mache and has won awards in Mexico.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe lives in Mexico City.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis work takes weeks or even months to create\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe maguey plant has an important role in Mexico’s history as well as its cuisine. Also known as the century plant, the maguey dates back to pre-Columbian Mexico and thrives in dry rocky or sandy soil. This plant of many uses was worshiped by the Aztecs and cultivated by Spaniards.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThough resembling a cactus, complete with thorny edges, the maguey is actually a member of the agave family – a cousin to the Tequila blue agave. Each plant will produce up to 50 leaves about 4” wide and up to 5 feet in length.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce highly sought after for its fiber, maguey was integral in the making of carpets, hammocks and fishnets until the 1970’s when synthetics and other natural fibers took its place. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts strong fibrous threads were also used for piteado (a technique to embroider on leather), often woven into expensive saddles by Spanish artisans.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The leaves were also mashed into a paper for Aztec “codices,” pictorial books written to pass down their history. The ground, cooked pulp of the maguey leaves were blended with salt and applied to open wounds as a compress in Aztec culture; the sap has antibiotic properties which was also used to kill both staphylococcus aureaus and E. coli bacteria.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat sculpture for any office, home or as a gift for someone special.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Javier Bobadilla Vidal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31191123787849,"sku":"","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1117\/1358\/products\/IMG_0661_62bb1312-8b69-46ef-b19b-7f0b893a5651.jpg?v=1580848211","url":"https:\/\/wandering-gypsy-art.myshopify.com\/products\/tall-16-1-2-paper-mache-modern-maguey-agave-plant-sculpture-mexican-folk-art","provider":"POCHTECA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}