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Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Blouse, Stripped Zipped Huipil with Silk Threads, Authentic

Guatemala
$189.00

Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Blouse, Stripped Zipped Huipil with Silk Threads, Authentic

  • Shoulders: 28" 

  • Length: 44" 

A woman may spend months weaving a single huipil when complex techniques or designs are required. Through the choices of design, material and finishing technique, information can be read about the weaver's birth-place, religious background, social position, weaving skill, and personality. Indigenous women can read the complex encoded messages in each other's huipiles at a glance..

This is a traditional & authentic huipil with zipper in the center and silk floral threads woven into the fabric. 

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Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Blouse, Stripped Zipped Huipil with Silk Threads, Authentic

  • Shoulders: 28" 

  • Length: 44" 

A woman may spend months weaving a single huipil when complex techniques or designs are required. Through the choices of design, material and finishing technique, information can be read about the weaver's birth-place, religious background, social position, weaving skill, and personality. Indigenous women can read the complex encoded messages in each other's huipiles at a glance..

This is a traditional & authentic huipil with zipper in the center and silk floral threads woven into the fabric. 

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SKU: HUIPIL160
Availability: One-of-a-Kind
Width: 29.00
Height: 44.00
Depth: 1.00