Zunil Cinta with Pom Poms, Vintage Traditional Guatemalan Weaving, Handmade, Traditional Colors

Description

Zunil "Cinta" 105" x 1"

Traditional colors tightly woven pattern used in the intricate pattern and colors of the Zunil headdress.

**pom poms with tassels add additional 13"

Originally part of Mayan women's traditional dress and typically worn as hair ribbons, this long narrow tapestry if filled with color and complex designs of Guatemalan weaving.

This cinta from the town of Zunil. Women wear this style of cinta in their hair as part of their outfit. This cinta is finely hand woven with mayan figures and animals that represent the colorful daily life along with diamonds and zigzags representing the mountains and rivers of Guatemala running the full length of the cinta.

Often, cintas only show intricate tapestry weave designs on the two ends as the middle section is rather unseen when worn as a headdress. This hair ribbon is a weft-faced weavings woven on narrow floor looms. The loom used to weave these cintas y somehow a hybrid between backstrap and footloom, as it connects to the waist of the weaver, but comes with pedals for increased control. This style of cinta can takes about two weeks to weave.