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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: April 6, 2018
Caption:
An additional nearby marker on inlaid woodwork from Jalostotitlán | Additional Description:
Madera incrustadaEn nuestro municipio la artesanía más representativa es la madera incrustada, de este trabajo se realizan todo tipo de muebles y adornos, siendo la familia Aguirre los artesanos de más arraigo de nuestra ciudad. En cuanto al vocablo: Taracea de origen árabe Tar'sia significa "incrustación o embutido", los artesanos andaluces que convivieron con los moros, aprendieron este oficio que luego trajeron a la Nueva España. La máxima expresión de esta artesanía se puede observar en la Parroquia de la Asunción y una de las caracteristicas más notables de este orgullo local es que no se puede encontrar en otra parte de la República Mexicana.
English translation:
Inlaid woodwork In our municipality, the most representative handicraft is inlaid wood. All types of furniture and ornaments are made with this style and the Aguirre family are the most established artisans of our city. As for the word: Taracea is of Arabic origin from “Tar'sia”, meaning "incrustation". The Andalusian artisans who lived with the Moors in Spain learned this trade that they then brought to New Spain. The maximum expression of this craft can be seen in the Parish of the Assumption. This type of work is done nowhere else in Mexico.
Submitted: April 22, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p424408
File Size: 4.559 Megabytes
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