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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10208091, member: 8267&quot;]Although I cannot find exact comparisons, I think they may be from Mexico. They appear to be made of sisal or henequen (fibers derived from species of the agave plant), similar to this modern decoration from Yucatan -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]510176[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/875628249/handwoven-henequen-fiber-angels" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/875628249/handwoven-henequen-fiber-angels" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/875628249/handwoven-henequen-fiber-angels</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Balsa wood also occurs in southern Mexico as well as further south in Central and South America.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t been able to identify the ethnicity of the people represented. The woman is holding what looks like a spindle in her right hand, and a weaving sword/shed stick in her left, indicating that she is a weaver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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