Hand-Woven Tecpan Guatemalan Vintage Flower & Bird Huipil with Breastfeeding Zipper
$149.00
Vintage Handwoven Guatemalan Huipil, Black Base Huipil with Purple & Green Geo Motifs
$149.00
Vintage Handwoven Guatemalan Huipil, Black Base Huipil with Purple & Green Geo Motifs
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Width: 30"
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Length: 25.5”
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 Guatemalan huipil.
Description
Vintage Handwoven Guatemalan Huipil, Black Base Huipil with Purple & Green Geo Motifs
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Width: 30"
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Length: 25.5”
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 Guatemalan huipil.
Artist Bio
Additional info
SKU:
HUIPIL122
Width:
30.00
Height:
25.50
Depth:
2.00
