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Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Folk Art Textiles, Black Base Floral Huipil, Guatemalan Huipil

Guatemala
$89.00

Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Folk Art Textiles, Black Base Floral Huipil, Guatemalan Huipil

  • Width: 29"

  • Length: 22" 

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 from Guatemala in a black base.

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Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Folk Art Textiles, Black Base Floral Huipil, Guatemalan Huipil

  • Width: 29"

  • Length: 22" 

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 from Guatemala in a black base.

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SKU: HUIPIL146
Availability: One-of-a-Kind
Width: 22.00
Height: 29.00
Depth: 1.00