The sound of people ponding pulp into
amate paper
can be heard echoing off the hills
around the town in Puebla .The color and grain of the paper depends on the
bark used to make it. The typical coffee color comes from dhe Jonote tree
(ficus family), white from de Xalama, and the silvery beige color from the
Mora (mulberry family)., to name just a few varieties. . Years of practice
let the Otomi artisans make different sizes and thicknesses-from posters-board
to crepe-paper weight
The sound of people ponding pulp into
amate paper
can be heard echoing off the hills around the town in Puebla .The color and
grain of the paper depends on the bark used to make it. The typical coffee
color comes from dhe Jonote tree (ficus family), white from de Xalama, and
the silvery beige color from the Mora (mulberry family)., to name just a few
varieties. . Years of practice let the Otomi artisans make different sizes
and thicknesses-from posters-board to crepe-paper weight
