Celsa Iuit Moo

Celsa María Iuit Moo (born April 17, 1938) is a Mexican artisan of Mayan ancestry who works as a weaver of henequen fiber, locally known in the Mayan language as .

Biography Iuit Moo was born in San Pedro, Xocchel, Yucatán. She is of Mayan heritage. Iuit Moo started weaving henequen fiber when she was 12 years old. The commercialization of her art crafts were important to support his family, most of which works as artisans.

She has showcased her work in Europe, the United States and over 20 Mexican states.

In 1994, Celsa founded the "Mujeres de Xocchel" collective, gathering 24 families to collaboratively produce and sell their handcraft works. She also teaches her technique, focusing on young women.

In 2010 she was part of the 44th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. where she showed visitors how to make crafts with henequen fiber. As part of the same event, she was part of a dinner with President Barack Obama.

In 2024 she was part of the henequen handcraft exhibition at the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares in Mexico City.

Technique She works weaving and braiding henequen fiber, which comes from a type of Agave grown in the Mayan lands since prehispanic times. This fiber is normally used to make ropes, sacks and rugs. After dying the fiber with natural dyes she uses different techinques to weave purses, hats, coasters, place mats, figurines and Christmas decorations.