Ángel Gil
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Ángel Gil
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Ángel Gil is a Mexican artisan who specialized in creating items from ixtle fiber. He has been named a “grand master” of Mexican handcrafts by the Fomento Cultural Banamex. Gil was born in Xichú, Guanajuato in central Mexico, an area known for its fiber arts, learning to make rope and carrying bags from his father. These items are made from ixtle, a fiber which is derived from the large, thick fronds of the maguey and similar plants. He prefers to prepare the fiber himself. He cuts the frond the
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Mexican artisan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Gil
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2021-04-06T00:41:22Z
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