Handwoven Vintage Traditional Cotzal Guatemala Huipil, Authentic Colorful Blouse

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Handwoven Vintage Traditional Cotzal Guatemala Huipil, Authentic Colorful Blouse
Width: 36"
Length: 24”
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..
The traditional
San Juan Cotzal Huipil typically has a smaller pattern than other huipils from the ixil triange. This is more typical because it was woven on a white fabric base.