Scenery
The Huipil of the Mayan clothing suit of San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, which is part of the series “Mayan Textile Tradition” and which is published in Magazine D, is made in a single canvas, folded in half.
The huipil, the girdle and cut of this suit were woven in waist loom with cotton threads. According to an investigation carried out in 2023, this practice is still valid in the contemporary costumes of the town.
The Huipil is made in a single canvas, bent in half, and used horizontally, exclusive particularity of this community. This feature makes the neck opening in an eye -shaped, topped with wrapped point embroidery, which is located on the shore of the sleeves.
The cut is characterized by the almost imperceptible union of the canvases that compose it. A girdle or band is placed at the waist, as some people from the town are called, Predominantly red with brocked geometric designs and designs. It is tied with one or more knots in the back of the user, letting hang the ends.
The diverse color of the huipil contrasts with the color completely smooth in intense navy blue of the cut.
Designs
- Linguistic community: Mam
- Daily use suit
Geometric designs are elaborated with two -sided supplementary plot brocades. You can see a brocade estate design, finishing off the sides.
Huipil presents a multicolored warpard pattern, achieved with a laborious warp process where turns and half turns are interspersed of the different colors of threads. This is a complex process that has only been observed in this community.
This is one of the costumes that belong to The collection of IXCHEL Museum of the indigenous suit, whose support for the publication of this series is fundamental, especially that of its director and curator, Violeta Gutiérrez.
- The information on Mayan clothing costumes presented in this space depends on the temporality and context of the documents and people consulted by the Ixchel Museum.
- In the Mayan textile tradition, elements such as trends in each community influence the personal taste of the bearers and creators of this tradition. In some cases, the data is scarce or vague.