I wrote a few weeks ago about Jacaranda Home’s collection of vibrant Otomi fabrics — and have since discovered that you can find the unusual and colorful bedspreads, table runners, and other textiles from Hidalgo, Mexico’s Otomi Indians on eBay as well. The Mexican Textiles Museum Store is an eBay shop devoted to all things Otomi — and an offshoot of the Mexican Indigenous Textile Documentation Project, an independent effort “to preserve the endangered textile memory of Mexico” and to help sustain the Otomi women’s collective that embroiders these fabrics. Each handcrafted cotton muslin piece takes weeks for the women to assemble, and the designs are said to be based on ancient cliff paintings from the Tepehua-Otomi Mountains in the area. Above: Multicolored queen bedspread, 75 by 74 inches, “Buy it Now” for $250 or make your best offer (a relatively new eBay feature that allows you to haggle with sellers). –Leah H.

See more of Leah’s great finds on her blog, More Ways to Waste Time.

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