The blouse or kamixah that forms this suit is made with commercial cloth, popularly known as dacron; It has güicoy style sleeves, lace and folds, and is used outside the cut.
The cover is a garment that serves to cover the head and shoulders; He is making a commercial fabric, especially dacron. It carries saddlebags, ribbons and embroidery designs. The shore ends with lace flights.
The cut is made with multi -colored cotton threads and others dyed with Jaspe technique.
The tape, Known in the town as Tecoyal, it is long and made of woolwith which women comb their hair at the time of their marries and is made locally in small waist looms.
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- Linguistic community: Poqomam
- Daily use suit
The cut has abstract designs made by the technique of dyeing in reserve, also known as Jaspe, throughout. ANDn Athfight, the preferred color was green.
The girdle has geometric and floral brocade designs and is made in Totonicapán.
The Kamixah extends until it falls below the hips, With the front introduced in the cut and back hanging freely.
The cover has embroidery representing various animals and plants. The red and the magenta, with black or blue shores, are preferred for the Tecoyal.
Fountain: Poqomam clothing in San Luis Jilotepeque, Jalapa, Deyvid Molina, Center for Culture Studies in Guatemala, 2023.
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.