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Equipales Furniture

This distinctive, handcrafted furniture dates back to the days of the Mexican Conquest, when Cortez accorded "Equipales" as seats of honor to the ranking VIP's. Today they are still being made in the traditional way, from the Estaca (Rosewood/Cedar like) splits and palma frame to the tanned, streched pig skin hide, each piece is a work of art. Equipales are furniture made with leather, wood and "ixtle" a derivative of the cactus. The artisans in Tonala, an artisan town on the borders of the city of Guadaljara, keep the ancient traditions in the way they make the equipales-which is a nahuatl word (icpalli) meaning, seat.