We create meaningful textiles that are meant to last for years or even a lifetime to make you feel confident, satisfied and cozy, while integrating you in reciprocity with native communities in Mexico.
Heartfully Handmade
We produce only handwoven textiles from biodegradable materials
We do slow made and small batch, because we create with real humans. No factories involved in the process of weaving and tailoring!
We focus on timeless designs and high quality. Items are meant to last for years or even a lifetime.
We foster and maintain traditional art forms, listening to the knowledge of each artisan.
We live and produce in the rural area.
Radical Reciprocity
We put reciprocity in the front line
You form part of the reciprocity as we invest 10% of the gains back to the communities.
We support especially traditional midwives and health projects that foster the wellbeing in rural Mexico.
We make special campaigns to support families in vulnerable situations.
We do not bargain the wages.
Consciously Created
You don't just buy products. You support the resilience of native communities.
Our artisan partners are autonomous and self organized working from their homes or home villages.
We build long lasting all-inclusive relationships personally with them.
Transparency is key. You deserve to know who made your clothes and our artisans deserve to be recognized.
Antama was born when we became parents of our first child. Wanting to share with others the possibility to foster the bond between the baby and caretaker, to help in the everyday by offering hands free experience and by enfolding us in the love of traditional textiles, we created Antama. It has been growing organically, at the phase of our family, now offering wearable textiles for all genders and ages.
For now we work in collaboration with 7 artisan groups around Oaxaca, we are 44 person working directly to Antama and our collaborations include projects with more than 200 families involved.
Actions of Reciprocity
SINCE 2016, WE have INVESTed 10% OF OUR MONTHLY GAINS BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES.
This is one of our main actions of manifesting our vision of wellbeing in rural Mexico. For us the wellbeing in our communities can be achieved through our local traditional midwives and they are on the top of our list of people we support.
This is an action of solidarity towards traditional midwives, wisdom keepers and local communities.
WHEN YOU HAVE PURCHASED FROM US YOU HAVE SUPPORTED:
A local midwife and her birth house in San Mateo Rio Hondo, Oaxaca.
This includes:
-monetary support for the midwife and for the construction and repair of the buildings on the ranch,
-baby clothes,
-baby blankets,
-necessary medicines,
-fire pit to warm up the birth room,
-service.
This midwife works with a donation base and does not charge for her work so this has been extremely important for us. This is one of our long-lasting support targets.
Construction of the sanitary rooms and kitchen of a community birth house of a traditional midwife in the community of Amatenango in Chiapas.
Construction of traditional temazcal (sweatlodge) and sanitary rooms at the birth house of a traditional midwife in the Mixe-community in the mountains of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, Oaxaca.
The Grandmother Midwives Council: Keepers of the Ancestral Wisdom of Mexico.
Travel costs for traditional midwives form Oaxaca and Chiapas to attend a breech and twins training in Oaxaca City. Workshop is facilitated by Breech Without Borders (USA). https://breechwithoutborders.regfox.com/oaxaca
Antama paid laboratory tests, ultrasounds, hygiene products, and necessary medication for pregnant migrants and small children in Oaxaca through the volunteer midwives; Parteras Apoyando Migrantes (PAM).
Local rehabilitation center in San Mateo Rio Hondo, Oaxaca, which is part of the midwifes project with her husband. Monetary support and tequio/service. The center has worked with a donation base since many decades and does not charge for the work so reciprocity is important.
Low income families.
Newly-married couples with projects that aim to provide work and health in rural Oaxaca (Mountains of San Mateo Río Hondo and Nochixtlán, Oaxaca).
Food and construction materials for families who lost their homes due the pass of hurricane Agatha on May 2022
Reconstruction of homes affected by the earthquakes in 2017-2018
Help for our artisan and their family member in a health situation that asked for chirurgical procedures and by that meaning high costs.
Construction of an eco ranch in San Mateo Rio Hondo, Oaxaca.
Preservation of native forest in San Mateo Rio Hondo, Oaxaca, more than 6 hectares.
Sponsoring Micelio Sierra Sur Festival 2023, first festival of art and fungi world in Sierra Sur, Oaxaca, bringing the arts and science to our community. Plenty of workshops of art and mushrooms to children and adults. https://miceliosierrasur.com/
FUNDRAISER:
Food and construction materials for families who lost their homes due the pass of hurricane Agatha on May 2022
WHAT WE AIM TO SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE:
At the moment we are building a workshop for small children about physical autonomy and sexual health (-22). Pilot course started at -23.
Projects of food sovereignty
Sexual education of children
Local productors and farmers
Health Community projects
Workshops that look for making an impact for liberty, health, against violence and independence especially directed towards local women
Midwives, midwives and midwives
Values
Fairness
We work with community trade principles suitable for each community. We do not bargain down the wages and our artisan partners are self organized and autonomous.
Carefulness
Doing good work and providing good quality products. Always looking to make things even better.
Community
Producing locally in rural communities where families and persons of different ages and genders are included.
Respect in tradition
Our creations emerge from the traditional arts and we aim to maintain and foster it. Traditional medicine contributes to the wellbeing of our communities and we support it.
Security
Creating personally longlasting partnerships and collaborations with our artisan partners, which leads us through even difficult times providing sustain.
Solidarity
We provide work that is worthy and respectful for the artisans, listening to the knowledge of everybody helping each other to thrive.
Honesty
We look for frank and respectful dialogue with our team and our clients, built in honesty and confidence.
Transparency
We love to share about the process and who is behind all the items we provide. The origin matters. You deserve to know who is behind your clothing and the artisans deserve to be recognized.
who we are
Hola,
Our family business starts at Sierra Madre Sur, (Souther mountains) of Oaxaca, Mexico.
We are in search of our true face (rostro verdadero). Apart of Antama our other projects of returning back to the roots is our ranch and social work in the communities. Midwifery practices and plant wisdom have been a big interest of ours and creating a team with local people one of the main pillars.
Antama was surrounded by a forest on the mountain ranch from 2015 until 2024. On 2024 we moved Antama to the valleys of Oaxaca at San Andres Huayapam to be closer to our artisan partners.
We are now at San Andrés Huayápam!
At the valleys of Oaxaca close to our artisan partners!
Situated inside the Andrew Osta's gallery house, the new base of Antama's studio emerges! Huayapam is a town close to the city of Oaxaca and is know of it's traditional drink called Tejate.
You can visit the showroom/studio with previous appointments.
Our new team member Ninfa Cuervo, will be hosting the studio. She will soon also connect with you all in client service and sending the orders.
So while you visit to wrap yourself in a rebozo you can nurture your soul with Andrew's colorful paintings and his personal gallery collection of friends´ paintings.
I love the rebozo you sent. I’m wearing it now, and wear it for prayer and self-care, and I love how large it is, for my large frame.
Calendula Rebozo
— Alison B.
Beautiful, authentic rebozos - great size and colors obviously made with love and care. I was looking for the "real deal" as far as rebozos go and this is it!
— Lisa C.
This is my first poncho I ordered from Antama. I immediately fell in love with it. It's very cosy, keeps me warm and the colors are gorgeous.
Poncho Xadani
— Claudia B.
Frequently asked questions
HOURS OF OPERATION
Our online shop is open 7 days a week. We are personally at service from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.
ETHICALLY SOURCED?
We operate with values of solidarity, community, well-being, friendly to the environment, small production, slow production, safety, care, respect in tradition, transparency, empathy, creativity and community trade.
Read more about our artisan partners here: OUR TEAM
TIP: Make an order together with your friend(s) and save in shipping costs!!
International shipping is done with FedEx Service.
All in-stock items ship on Tuesdays. If Tuesday is a festive day, the parcel will be shipped on the next workday.
Purchases realized after Monday 4PM (CST) will be shipped on the Tuesday next week. Sometimes we have the opportunity to send also during the week. This is due to our remote location on the mountains far away from the post services.
We ship almost all over the world and we love it! Some countries are not listed on the country list. If you however want to place an order to these countries, please contact us first. Read more about the Delivery here.
Brexit countries: Please note that the changing situation on the importing laws is changing. Customers are the importer of record and as such responsible for paying any applicable custom duties and import taxes. The Brexit may lead to longer transit times and additional storage fees.
IMPORTANT IN EU: We offer; Delivered at Place (DAP): This indicates that we are only responsible for shipping the product, while the customer has to absorb any import costs. We DO NOT collect importing taxes from our end. This might make the delivery slower once entered to the customs.
Customs fees and import duties as well as custom protocols vary by country and product, and are the responsibility of the purchaser. If a parcel is stopped in the customs this will prolong the shipping time some days.
The Carriers are at the moment registered until 20-40 kgs. If you want to make an order with more weight, please contact us first, thank you!
National orders: Free shipping on orders starting from 63.5 USD / 1300 MXN. We can ship in Oaxaca with Lineas Unidas Suburbans and client can pick the parcel from the office/ base. We ship once the payment arrives.
If you are not happy with your order please contact us. When you purchase a wrap or cloth; please try it on yourself carefully to see if you like it. Do not take any labels or marks out of it if you are not 100% sure you want to keep it.
Then if you are happy with your purchase wash the wraps before use as they come in a loom state. Our return policy is eligible for unwashed products. Please see our Terms and Conditions for more information about the returns and exchanges.
DISCOUNTED SECONDS ITEMS; 2NDS
If an item is listed as a seconds (2nds) that means the manufacturer or us found a flaw during their quality assurance inspection and we have discounted it as such.
This is normally a pull, broken or skipped thread, or other flaw. Usually it asks a little home repair moments.
All seconds items are discounted to reflect their status. For this reason, these items do not qualify for our no questions asked return policy. All sales of these items are final.
PRIVACY POLICY
We never share your personal information with anyone ever.
COLLABS AND DISTRIBUTION
Are you interested in collaborating? Want to become a distributor? Send us a message to sales@antamashop.com and let's chat!
DISCOUNTS
Interested in making a bulk order? Discount for orders with 10 items or more is -12%. Use code MUCHLOVE at the checkout.
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