It is usually accompanies by replicas of roosters whose tails are made of ixtle. Traditional handcrafts include embroidered clothing and articles made from maguey fiber (ixtle). Santa Anita Nopalucan makes petates from palm and ixtle. Traditional handcrafts include items made from ixtle fiber, baskets, weaving, pottery, and wood items. Ixtle fiber and candelilla wax are also produced. Many of these pieces decorated with piteado, a kind of embroidery using tough ixtle fiber. The maguey plant from which pulque is made, is also the source for ixtle fiber. The ixtle head covering is supposed to mimic blonde hair. However the finest ixtle thread is used to make garments. Other materials worked into baskets and other items include reeds, willow branches and ixtle.