Handwoven Organic Petate Tule Rush Straw Rug/floor bed/bedroll mat 3.5'x6' lightweight a wide variety of textiles

a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America

Retail Value: $295

Llama wool ponchos are thick and warm

No other animal fiber combines ALL of these properties

Colours and patterns could differ from the photo shown as of handmade nature of every item

Handwoven Organic Petate Tule Rush Straw Rug/floor bed/bedroll mat 3.5'x6' lightweight a wide variety of textilesWe offer a handwoven large Petate Bedroll The 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 night and as a seat during the day. It was also used for drying seeds, grains, tortillas, and other foodstuffs in the sun, to prevent them touching the ground.