Once again it is a pleasure to greet you with these lines and recommend another place where you can buy craft an excellent piece of art that I think is the jewel maximum pre-Hispanic art. Today I will discuss the "Art feather" that is made in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán.
To be more specific, I want to tell the feather mosaic is any work produced from bird feathers and basically this technique has been developed throughout the world, but especially in the Americas as populations Amerindian ancestors, with its rich culture, have sought for many years the contact with nature.
For example, the Amazonian Indians decorated their clothing with feathers for rituals and dances, the Apaches of America and the Ravens known as American Indians used the feathers of eagles and other birds to make their headdresses and earrings, and that that ethnic groups of the Hawaiian Islands, where the robes are made with feathers of birds typical of the islands to represent dignity, spirituality and power of those who behaved. 
feathers in Mexico have also been very important in the various cultures that developed in Mesoamerica since the emergence of cultures as the Toltec. The feathers were a symbol of power and beauty. For the Aztecs, those wonderful "touched" made with quetzal feathers, were used by their ancient pre-Hispanic rulers. Maya also used the feathers of this beautiful bird arrangements combining with jade and obsidian.
For the pre-Hispanic as the quetzal birds were sacred because they had the ability to fly and were associated with gods such as Quetzalcoatl, god of wind (whose name means feathered serpent), Huitzilopochtli, associated with the sun ( referred to the hummingbird of the south) and the Coatlicue or mother earth, that was impregnated with a feather and cotton ball that fell from the sky. 
plumes also served as an offering to the gods, were part of the tax and trade in the areas of Michoacan, Estado de Mexico and Tlatelolco, the latter being the place where I just wore the famous tianguiztli ( the precursor of the flea market or markets on wheels) whose business activities were developed with the slave trade, food, animals and other products that compete with luxury goods as were the precious stones and feathers. 
Within the realm of the Aztecs, the height or splendor of feather mosaic dates to the reign of Mexican tlatoani Ahuitzotl who ruled from 1486 to 1502, at the time were used garments of this technique allowed to distinguish between social classes, religious and power. Copillis were used for dances or plumes, each feather is earned with the struggles faced by soldiers or captains in order to carry them as a symbol of respect, wisdom and dignity. 
An important part in Aztec society were artisans known as amantecas feather mosaic, from Amatlan neighborhood of Tenochtitlan, where these artists focused independent and respected by society. These craftsmen used different varieties of birds and feathers hummingbirds, parrots, quetzal, thrushes, parrots, herons, ducks, eagles, zacuas, cuckoos and other birds from all parts of Mesoamerica. The amantecas transformed the clothing of warriors and noble people who liked to decorate their outfits with natural feathers of different colors like blue, green, white and yellow. 
prehispanic pieces were prepared on the basis of plant fiber (maguey leaves), drew the design on a sheet and then covered them with feathers sticking them with a resin called "Tzahuitli" that was obtained from some wild orchid. 
Art Colony By the sixteenth century the English were amazed to see the various art objects worked feather blankets, blouses, clothes, bracelets, coats, hats, fans, girdles (belts for the waist), badges for chest and ceremonial robes. The maids caused a huge surprise to see the conquerors dressed in feathers, and what about the men "eagle" raptor dresses! 
According to chronicles of Fray Bernardino de Sahagun, the prehispanic had two feather art techniques: the Mosaic glued and bonded labor. was so well regarded this skill Hispanic, the Augustinian and Franciscan missionaries resumed the work of art and asked to develop indigenous feather art pieces with religious themes in order to use them as a means of indoctrination. These pictures were brought from Spain previously authorized by the authorities of the Council of Trent, so the images of Christ, the Virgin and Saints were represented at the Mexica feather, Tlaxcala and Purépecha.
These mosaics, objects and clothing with religious themes made by anonymous hands, were sent to Europe and are currently in galleries, museums or private collections. 
Besides the quetzal and the turkey and other birds used to highlight the colors were the peacock and the hummingbird, in order to highlight the bright, iridescent colors, the herons for pink and white, parrots and macaws to the greens, the zacuan (coastal bird) and the toucan for yellow, the bird cowboy coffee and black ayacuan was obtained. 
Another new material that served as support rather than the leaves of the maguey was the copper foil, which was accompanied by "avatars", a European paper painted meat served to make the finish of the hands, feet and characters faces. Over time the development of these pieces was diminishing because many birds were in danger of extinction because of predation. For the twentieth century were used dyed chicken feathers, turkey and quail. Today, the feathers of birds that use natural shedding from the canaries, toucans, peacocks, budgerigars, pheasants, parrots and ducks.
roots in pre-Hispanic Mexico feather art has representatives in Tlalpujahua, Michoacan and Mexico City. It would be exaggerating if we ensure that more than 50 people currently engaged in feather art. 
amantecas Some representatives are: Master Gabriel Olay Olay, Olay their son Luis Guillermo Ramirez and Eliseo Guzman all sponsors and teachers who have made an art boom that has led to national and international recognition. 
So if you liked this topic, be encouraged to go to Tlalpujahua in Michoacan and acquires a work of this style, you can also learn the technique. Now if you just want to appreciate the different works of mosaic stuck, you can go to our country's museums as the Museum of Art, The Soumaya, the Franz Mayer Museum Guadalupe, in Zacatecas and the National Museum of Viceroyalty in Tepotzotlan, State of Mexico, which has 4 interesting feather art works: the Virgin of Health, the mantle of Zinacantepec, San Juan Bautista and the Pantocrator, Colonial greatest work of art depicting Christ the Saviour of the world. 
Now if you want to see pre-Columbian technique of feather art bound, approach the National Museum of Anthropology and you can see the majestic plume of Montezuma, replica of the original is in the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna, Austria. 
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The Nahuatl people gathered in the shadow of a volcanic geological elevation where celebrated its prehispanic rites and ceremonies, but the arrival of the English began a new phase in the population with the evangelization process whose purpose was to erase indigenous rituals and idol worship prehispanic. Was appointed to St. John the Baptist as patron saint of Metepec. 
trees life 
Modesta artisans and family decided to develop Tree of Life, details and add color, so the population adopts the craft as a symbol of Metepec. 
Trees of Life can purchase the calendar (the color of mud) or polychrome, the latter are very happy and I tell you to see a smile on his face. 
Today there are so many issues of trees of life and imagination of the artisans of Metepec, as more components having the tree, the fun will be charged. For example, a tree of marine animals, jellyfish, octopuses, sea horses, turtles, dolphins and many fish! There 
Other issues include Spring with Daisies and roses, fruit trees, trees with Monarch Butterfly trees, musical instruments, there are trees with Mexican dishes! In short, there are trees to death with skulls which are well sold in Day of the Dead. You can search among many, the one you identify. 
Although at first the Tree of Life only showed a front to decorate a wall, now there are two sides in case you want them at a table or in a display case, and so your guests can admire them for all sides. 
Trees of Life Metepetenses families have been recognized nationally and internationally, craftsmen have exhibited their works and exhibitions in museums around the world or are already part of the decoration of large receptions as the tree of the Casa de las Americas Havana or the one at the Museum of belonging to the British Museum. 
how to do what? 
Since these in Metepec not forget to visit its main attractions 
