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Ceremonial huipil
Ceremonial/Cofradia (religious society) Huipil. 2 breadth garment back strap loomed in cotton with cotton and silk single-faced brocaded designs - broad and widely spaced red warp stripes amid very wide areas of ixcaco (natural brown cotton) - no trim at neck or sleeves.
Tzut
Man's tzut (head or shoulder cloth) of handspun cotton, possibly for a member of the Cofradia (religious society). Back strap loomed warp face plain weave with warp stripes and warp jaspe (ikat).
Hupil
Girl's huipil (blouse). Single breadth garment back strap loomed in cotton Double face brocaded geometric design motifs in synthetically-dyed cotton. Neck and side seams both hand stitched.
Pants for a figure of a saint
Pantalones (Pants) for a Boy or the Figure of a Saint. Back strap loomed white cotton ground with simple jaspe (ikat) of blue and white dash stripes. Simple cotton hand embroidered design motifs at lower edge of each leg.
Banda
Man's Banda (Sash). Handwoven cotton on a backstrap loom, plain weave, red with jaspe (ikat) striping, loose knotting at the ends.
Huipil panel
Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the back strap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This style huipil is always wider than longer so the side panels will hang lower than the center panel. This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Pants
Man's Pantalones (Pants). Handwoven back strap loomed in cotton. White with purple stripes about 1/2" wide. Hand embroidered cotton design motifs at lower leg. Hand-stitched construction.
Morga skirt
Ceremonial Morga (Skirt) of purple and blue striped and patterned handwoven cotton and rayon. Created on a treadle loom with warp jaspe (ikat) patterning.
Caftan
Caftan. Vintage Guatemalan skirt (possibly from Santa Maria de Jesus) remade into a contemporary caftan. Original skirt handwoven on treadle loom all cotton. Hand embroidered cotton randa (joining seam). Notice the handmade fabric toggle closure at neckline to complement original design of skirt.
Huipil panel
Center panel from a 3 breadth ceremonial huipil. Handwoven on a backstrap loom in cotton with cotton double- faced brocaded pattern motifs (geometric and double-faced eagles)
Huipil panel
Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the backstrap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer the freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Huipil panel
Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the back strap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This style of huipil is always wider than longer so the side panels will hang lower than the center panel. This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer the freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Pants
Man's Pantalones (pants) of red, blue, green, orange, and white striped woven cotton. Textile created on back strap loom. All hand seamed. One selvedge and three hemmed ends.
Cinta
Cinta (woman’s hairband) of red cotton with multicolored stripes and silk floss tassels at both ends. Textile was handwoven on the backstrap loom with cotton warp and weft.
Cinta
Cinta (hair ribbon). Handwoven on hair ribbon loom (cross between backstrap and fixed floor loom) using a slit tapestry weave. Although this piece was tagged Zihuatenango it is likely it was only purchased there.
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