Scenery
The Mayan clothing suit of Patzún, Chimaltenango, which is part of the “Mayan textile tradition” series, which is published in Magazine D, stands out for its round neck, decorated with embroidery with multicolored flowers.
The Mayan clothing suit of Patzún, Chimaltenango, stands out for its round neck, decorated with embroidery of multicolored flowers. (Photo Press Libre, Juan Diego González)
The huipil of this suit is made up of two waiver waist canvases that bind by hand embroidered by hand. The design intersperses red lines with stripes of colors, achieved from the warp. The round neck is decorated with embroidery of multicolored flowers.
The cut is woven in loom standing, through which with white threads in plot and warp A grid pattern is created on the black background.
The Su’t is made of two canvases of similar pattern that the Huipil, attached by a hand embroidered randa. The hair is braid with a commercial fabric tape.
Designs
- Linguistic community: Kaqchikel
- Daily use suit
The red background huipil has lines that combine several colors, and Around the round neck it has handmade embroidery with geometric figures and, above all, floral.
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Traditionally, it has leaf -shaped motifs, that they could have a link with the Pacaya leaf ornaments that are used to decorate the arches through which the corpus Christi passes in procession, which is one of the most important holidays in the town.
At present, the sizes of the designs around the neck have increased and They are not only appreciated in everyday life but also in ceremonial uses. The girdle is also red with geometric designs in different colors.
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.