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Vintage Indigo Ikat Long Lumbar Pillow

Regular price $90.00
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Simplify Your Bed—Elevate Your Style.

Description

Add a touch of history, sustainability, and global craftsmanship to your home with this stunning indigo long lumbar pillow, handmade from vintage textiles. The front features handwoven indigo ikat fabric that lived a previous life as a traditional Guatemalan corte skirt, giving each piece a unique blend of rich indigo tones and cultural heritage. The back is made from cotton canvas. This long lumbar pillow is perfect for your bed or across a cozy bench or sofa. Each one is sewn with care by Afghan refugee women resettled in North Carolina, providing meaningful employment and a new beginning.

Pillow cover only. Purchase inserts here.

12" x 36"

Cotton vintage corte with 100% cotton canvas. Invisible zipper.

Details

Material: Vintage handwoven cotton corte textile

Origin: Guatemala

Artisan Partner: Our Afghan Friends

Technique: Foot-loom woven textile with a hand-embroidered randa

Color: Indigo with multicolor randa accents

Size: Approximately 12” x 36”

Care: Hand wash only. Lay flat to dry.

Handmade Vintage

This product is made with handmade, upcycled fabric. We believe the minor imperfections associated with vintage fabric are part of the charm and uniqueness of the item. We do our best to take photos that accurately represent the true colors and worn nature of the handwoven fabric, but colors vary across monitors, and photos can’t highlight all aspects of a product.

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Vintage Indigo Cortes, Reimagined for Home

Made by Ruth & Naomi artisans in Guatemala, each pillow cover is crafted from vintage handwoven indigo corte fabric and features its original hand-embroidered randa seam — preserving the beauty of a traditional Mayan skirt textile while giving it new life in your home.

Vintage Indigo Ikat Long Lumbar Pillow

$90.00

Traditional Mayan skirt textiles, reimagined by Ruth & Naomi artisans

Vintage handwoven indigo with its original randa seam
What Makes this Pillow Special?

Each pillow cover is made from vintage handwoven indigo corte fabric — a traditional Mayan skirt textile that had a life long before it was thoughtfully reimagined for the home. The original hand-embroidered randa seam is preserved in the design, adding texture, history, and a beautiful reminder of the hands that made and wore the textile before it became a pillow. And because the indigo fabric has an easy, almost denim-like quality, it works a little like your favorite pair of jeans: relaxed, timeless, and surprisingly easy to pair with almost anything.

About the Randa Seam

Each pillow has a decorative hand-embroidered seam called a randa. Traditionally, a randa joins two woven panels together.

On these pillows, it becomes both a practical detail and a little work of art — a quiet reminder that skilled hands touched every step.

Care Instructions

Hand wash only. Lay flat to dry.

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What is a Corte?

A corte is a traditional Mayan skirt textile, often handwoven on foot looms and worn as part of daily dress. These indigo pillow covers begin with vintage cortes, giving each piece history before it ever reaches your home.

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Style Throw Pillows Like a Designer


A good pillow mix is all about balance — color, texture, scale, and a little confidence. Learn how to use statement pillows, solids, and natural textures to make a room feel collected instead of crowded.

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Explore Mayan Textiles

Cortes are just one part of Guatemala’s extraordinary textile tradition, shaped by regional patterns, skilled weaving, natural materials, and generations of artistry.

Meet the Artisans

Ruth & Naomi Cooperative

OUR AFGHAN FRIENDS arrived in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2021 from Afghanistan, fleeing the country as refugees when the Taliban resumed power. We cannot use their names because some family members remain in Afghanistan. In Greensboro, they have quickly adjusted to their new lives and have found various jobs to provide additional support to their family. They use their expert seamstress abilities to assemble Intertwined's mixed-textile handmade throw pillows, combining fabrics (vintage and new) from various countries. They also frame our vintage textiles and assist with the production of the Huipil Christmas Trees.

Guatemalan artisans from the Ruth & Naomi cooperative pose for a photo. Tomasa is the leader in her village for the making of cotton corte blankets.