Two indigenous peoples made this piece. The Otomi of San Pablito, Puebla beat the bark of the jonote tree into paper the way they have for over a thousand years. Pablo Pérez and Marina Martínez, Nahua artisans from Xalitla, Guerrero, drew the design on top in india ink by hand.
That collaboration is what you are buying. Otomi paper. Nahua drawing. One piece.
The ink work is the rare monochromatic variant of the Nahua painted tradition. Most amate you see is colorful. This one is not. Every line is traced with a fine brush, no printing, no stencils, no two pieces alike.
Casa Lanna Ha framed it in an open-face wood shadow box so the paper can breathe. No glass pressed against the surface. The bark keeps its texture and the piece ages the way it is meant to.
DETAILS
Obra size: 11.6" x 7.7"
Materials: Otomi amate (jonote bark paper), india ink, hand drawn
Framing: closed acrylic shadow box, ready to hang
Origin: San Pablito, Puebla (paper) + Xalitla, Guerrero (drawing)
One of a kind, signed by the artisans
A note on authenticity: real amate is hand traced. If the lines look identical across two pieces, it is printed. Ours is not.
Small in size, full in story. A collector entry point into a tradition most people never see up close.
Two framing options:
Unframed, it arrives rolled or protected by card board and the Certificate of the piece.
Wood Frame, Solid wood ,velvet or linen matt and acrylic glass, hand painted by Casa Lanna Ha to match the palette. Ready to hang.
Acrylic Shadow Box + Gallery Lamp 9x12 clear acrylic shadow box, no glass pressed against the paper. Includes a small gallery lamp so the amate glows from above. Ships assembled, ready to plug in. Size of the lamp: 7.8 x 1.39". Charges with Type C Charger and operates by remote in 3 tones.
AUTHENTIC HANDMADE AMATE PAPER
Unlike machine-made paper, handmade amate preserves the natural character of the tree bark. Variations in tone, visible fibers, and darker areas are expected and celebrated as evidence of its handmade origin—not imperfections. These unique characteristics ensure that no two sheets are ever exactly alike. The darker areas, color variations, and natural marks are not stains or defects. They are genuine characteristics of the bark fibers and are an inherent part of the papermaking process.
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