Master Weaver Collection
Our signature gallery collection spans decades of curated Zapotec masterwork. These pieces embody intricate technique, deep tradition, and remarkable beauty.
This premier collection showcases the unique vision of individual master weavers. Drawing from Mayan glyphs, ancient codices, and traditional Zapotec patterns and geometrics, these works span the full spectrum of size and color. Each weaving is personally selected and steeped in legacy—fine art made tactile.
Intrinsic Value
According to Susanna Starr, Starr Interiors owner:
"I started collecting these weavings individually over a period of about ten years during the nineteen eighties knowing, even at that time, that they would never be done again. They were never woven for the mass market but, rather, as an artistic expression of the individual master weavers, being sold to collectors who could appreciate their intrinsic value."
Outstanding Collectibles
“This amazing collection of some of the finest weavings to have ever been produced in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle is now being offered for sale, either as a complete collection or by the individual piece. They were produced in the late nineteen sixties and early nineteen seventies by three master weavings."
Ancient Culture
"These works are a treasure, as they tell the story of ancient cultures of the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish. The codices that inspired these weavings are the only ones to have survived the Spanish conquest, the others being burned."
Unique Weavings
Our one of a kind collection includes never to be done again weavings by the most acclaimed Zapotec weavers of all time, including Emiliano Mendoza, Arnulfo Mendoza, and Isaac Vasquez.