The ancient people of the central highlands whose bark paper amate art, embroidered tenangos, and pre-Aztec urban legacy made them the most artistically inventive indigenous nation in the heart of Mexico.
Otomí People — the Hñähñu, the indigenous nation of the central Mexican plateau whose presence in the highlands of Hidalgo, Querétaro, Estado de México, and Tlaxcala predates the Aztec Empire by millennia, the Otomí the original urban inhabitants of Teotihuacán according to the most compelling current scholarship, the builders or co-builders of the Pyramid of the Sun and the Avenue of the Dead whose civilization shaped the template for every subsequent Mesoamerican urban culture including the Aztec whose Nahuatl-speaking migrants absorbed, displaced, and politically subordinated the Otomí while borrowing their agricultural knowledge, their calendar traditions, and their sacred geography. The Otomí world — whose Tenango de Doria embroiderers of Hidalgo produce the tenango textile, the densely stitched cotton cloth whose fantastical animals, plants, and ceremonial scenes in vivid polychrome thread began as a community economic survival strategy in the 1960s drought and became the most internationally recognized Mexican indigenous textile of the twentieth century, and whose San Pablito Otomí community maintains the amate bark paper tradition — the pre-Columbian writing surface whose contemporary painted animal and floral designs carry the visual language of a people whose artistic imagination has survived every conquest, every marginalization, and every attempt to write them out of the story of Mexican civilization. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that ancient and artistic legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of indigenous people in Mexico. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse population in Mexico.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt will be made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this product: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
