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What is the name of the Otomi people's intricate embroidery tradition from Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, featuring densely packed, colourful figures of animals, plants and village scenes stitched onto cotton muslin using a technique called 'punto de sombra'?
Answer: Tenangos — Tenangos are hand-embroidered textiles that originated during a 1960s drought when Otomi women turned to craft sales for income — each piece is a unique narrative composition that can take months to complete.
- A Bordados de Zinacantan
- B Tenangos ✓
- C Textiles de Teotitlan
- D Deshilados de Aguascalientes
Tenangos are hand-embroidered textiles that originated during a 1960s drought when Otomi women turned to craft sales for income — each piece is a unique narrative composition that can take months to complete.