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Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Textiles, Black Base Parrot Motif Huipil, San Antonio Aguas Calientes

Guatemala
$98.00

Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Textiles, Black Base Parrot Motif Huipil, San Antonio Aguas Calientes

  • Shoulders: 31" 

  • Length: 32" 

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 black base Huipil from San Antonio Aguas Calientes Guatemala. 

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Handwoven Vintage Guatemalan Textiles, Black Base Parrot Motif Huipil, San Antonio Aguas Calientes

  • Shoulders: 31" 

  • Length: 32" 

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 black base Huipil from San Antonio Aguas Calientes Guatemala. 

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SKU: HUIPIL163
Availability: One-of-a-Kind
Width: 31.00
Height: 32.00
Depth: 2.00