Handwoven Organic Petate Tule Rush Straw Rug/floor bed/bedroll mat 3.5'x6' lightweight Retail Value: $295

Retail Value: $295

a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America

No other animal fiber combines ALL of these properties

the top layer is Organic Cotton blend

Handwoven Organic Petate Tule Rush Straw Rug/floor bed/bedroll mat 3.5'x6' lightweight Retail Value: $295We offer a handwoven large Petate Bedroll The Petate (from the nahuatl word "petatl") is a type of bedroll used in Central and South America. The petate is woven from the fibers of a tule straw. Most Aztec peoples, and many other pre Columbian mesoamerican cultures, used the petate as a bed at night and as a seat during the day. It was also used for drying seeds, grains, tortillas, and other foodstuffs in the sun, to prevent them touching the ground.