What colorful beauty in these Twoolies – unique handmade wool animals with artistic personality that come from Mexico. They were designed by architect Sindy Posso and Mayan artists combining modern and colorful concepts with ancestral native designs. Each Twooly is carefully handmade by skillful Tzotzil weavers using 100% natural wool knitted in manual looms. The Toztzil is an ethnic subgroup of the Maya that live in the highlands of South Mexico. The word “tzotz” means “wool” in their language. Every piece is a unique combination of textures, colors and patterns that make it truly one of a kind. There is only ONE of each piece! 100% wool and handmade in Mexico. Available here.
The QUETZAL is stands approx. 9″ in height and 8″ in length (nose to rear “feathers”) then they have a very long tail that is approx. 32″ in length. This is an actual bird which lives in Western Mexico (among other tropical places), the word quetzal means 'large brilliant tail feather' – This unique creature plays an important role in Mesoamerican mythologies and is the national bird and also the name of the currency of Guatemala . 100% wool and handmade in Mexico.