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Tecpan Guatemalan Handwoven Huipil (blouse) Blue

Guatemala
$149.00

Tecpan Guatemalan Handwoven Huipil (blouse) Blue

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.

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Tecpan Guatemalan Handwoven Huipil (blouse) Blue

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.

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SKU: HUIPIL44
Availability: 29" X 19.5"
Width: 17.00
Height: 17.00
Depth: 2.00