"It's a store that looks like a museum!" Come visit a very special place. Feel the magic and spirit of folk art. Bring home a unique, eclectic piece of art and history, for yourself, your loved ones or for a friend! For the past 18 years, the owners of Reign Trading Co. have been wholesalers, retailers, collectors and importers of folk art, frequently living and working in Oaxaca, Mexico. Their special knowledge and expertise centers around Mexican Folk Art, Day-of-the-Dead, Mexican Movie History, Textiles, Talavera and Mexican Silver. We at Reign love to chat; story-telling and educational programs are part of what we do. Reign, the retail location, opened in 1996.

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Mexican Antiques
The best thing about searching for folk art in Mexico is stumbling upon something really old and unusual. When you visit the shop, you'll find a variety of pieces from "Old Mexico;" great for collectors, heirloom gifts, and interior design.

Saltillos - Dance Masks - Old rugs - Textiles - 1940's Silver Taxco Jewelery - Santos - Nichos - Rosaries - Crosses - Tlaquepaque Pottery - Painted Ceramics - Talavera - Sombreros - Baskets - Dolls - Milagros - Furniture. Collection of clay pottery bowls and dishes from turn of the century Guatemala. Old Photographs, 1940's postcards, Revolutionary Photographs, 1930's Nudie Girl Cigarette Cards and Rare 1906 Spanish Children's Books. Old Mexican Movie Posters.

Virgin Room The most popular room in the store! Filled with antique religious icons to "kitschy" virgin lightbulbs & mousepads. Lots of Virgin of Guadalupe folk art. Old Santos - Milagro Crosses - Carved Angels - Virgins - Guadalupe Notecards - Nativities - Retablos - Ex Votos - Virgin Sketchpads - Christ in a Box - Virgin Bottles - Peruvian Saints carved on wooden matches - Sacred, Flaming hearts - Virgin Nightlights - Recycled Juice and Beercans made into Saint Shrines... (Only the faithful can imagine some of these things!)

Day of the Dead In Mexico, Day of the Dead is celebrated with lots of folk art, which is used to decorate home altars and cemetery tombs. We have thousands of skeletons doing just about everything... yes, even that. Papier Maché Skeletons, Alebrejes, Skull and Devil Masks Skeleton Day of the Dead Tee Shirts Sugar Skull Molds & Recipes Clay Skulls, Wood Skeleton Ferris Wheels, Skeleton Dishes, Books, Tin, Skull Rattles, Skeleton Papel Picado Banners, and Skeleton Crosses.

Voodoo Haitian Voodoo folk art is beautiful and exotic. It's a Caribbean blend of West African and Catholic religious folk art. When you look at the sequin art in a bottle or a banner, its easy to hear the rhythm behind it. Sequin Banners - Wood Statues Haitian Ironwork - Bottles

Tribal Patio All the big stuff is on the patio: African spears & shields - Mexican pots - African Masks & Rhythm Pounders - Large Haitian Ironwork - Honduran Recycled Rebar stands and plate holders - Papua New Guinea Masks, Artifacts - New Guinea Canoes - Drums - Mexican Furniture - Recycled Indonesian Motorcycle Tire Chairs - Giant African Wood Bird Statues.

African Folk Art Our friends who bring back the African Folk Art travel frequently, and buy in dozens of countries. We have an incredible collection from many different tribal people. African Drums and Instruments - Masks from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso - Ostrich Eggs - Baskets - Spears & Shields - Fertility Symbols - Toys - Statues - Kuba Cloth - Jewelery - Clothing - Wildebeest Skulls - Wood Stools and Artifacts

Rainforest &
Papua New Guinea
We proudly support folk art from Rainforest countries. It is important to support folk artists that make their living in peaceful, non-destructive coexistence with their natural habitat. We have a great selection from the jungles of Peru, Guyana, Columbia, Brazil, several African countries, and Papau New Guinea.

Balata Rubber Animals - Instruments - Shields - Spears - Baskets - Bark Paintings - Masks - Drums - Dolls - Necklaces - Bowls - Stools - Toys - Rattles - Cassowary Bird Bone Daggers - and things we can't even identify!

Asian / Indonesian Antique Japanese Tansu chests - Turn of the Century Japanese boxes - Textiles - Ikats - Masks - Betel Nut Containers - Furniture - Little Boxes and Baskets - Gemstone Earrings Recycled Bottlecap Art Poor mothers in distant lands (outside the reaches of Toys R Us) have always used their creativity and resourcefulness (thanks to CocaCola) to make toys for their kids. Bottlecap and recycled tin can art comes from Africa, Mexico, Guatemala and Indonesia

Molas & Haitian Ironwork Molas are the colorful, hand-stitched reverse applique made by the Kuna Indians of the San Blas Islands, in the Caribbean off Panama. Recent exhibits at the UCLA Fowler Museum and at the San Diego Museum of Man have greatly enhanced the popularity and demand for this type of folk art. We have a large selection of molas for your collection or for beautiful wall art. Haitian ironwork brings beautiful silhouettes of the islands into your home or patio. Come see our very special collection of art and artifacts!