Senderos are traditonal woven belts used with wrap skirts made from plaid store bought material.

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Natividad Guzman in 1996, was still weaving senderos. Senderos are traditional belts worn by many women in the Oaxaca Valley especially the districts of Ocotlan, Ejutla, Tlacolula and Miahuatlan.
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Sendero stand in Ocotlan market, colors are often specific to villages with red the predominant color.
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Sendero loom, it is smaller than the looms used to make table cloths.
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An image of the loom which has just been strung and is ready to weave on.
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Red Sendero