Petate handwoven rugs

Natural Tule Straw. Traditional Bedroll. Handmade in Ecuador.A large hand-woven petate: a traditional mat woven from natural tule rush straw, 42.5" x 73" (108 x 185 cm).The petate (from the Nahuatl word “petatl”) has been used across Central and South America since pre-Columbian times — as a bed ...

We offer a handwoven large Petate BedrollThe Petate (from the nahuatl word "petatl") is a type of bedroll used in Central and South America. The petate is woven from the fibers of a tule straw.Most Aztec peoples, and many other pre-Columbian mesoamerican cultures, used the petate as a bed at nigh...