Scenery
The brocades in the Huipil of the Mayan clothing suit of San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, which is part of the series “Mayan textile tradition”, which is published in Magazine D, are distinguished for having a zigzag shape.
The brocades in the Huipil of the Mayan clothing suit of San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, which is part of the series “Mayan Textile Tradition”, are distinguished by having Zigzag’s shape. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)
The cut was woven in looming, with cotton and silk threads, mainly in yellow, with some red, black and jaspeady stripes; while the banks of the canvas are thick green lines.
The huipil is made from a tissue canvas standing, with brocades that cover most of the garment. Colorful flowers of flowers frame the square neck. The center of the huipil has embroidered a decorative randa.
Both the bar that is used in the hair and the apron with multiple pallets are made with commercial fabric.
Design
- Linguistic community: Mam
- Daily use suit
Related readings
Related readings
The brocades in the huipil of this town are distinguished for having a zigzag shape that lengthwise the garmentsimilar to the girdle, which is also predominantly yellow.
The cut, in addition to its distinguished yellow color, It presents green, red, black and jaspead lines.
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.