Guatemalan huipil – beautiful blouse of indigenous ladies
In Latin America, particularly in Guatemala, the traditional craft of weaving is rather highly developed. And one of the most beautiful,…
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The craft of weaving huipiles – female tunics of Guatemala – might vanish because of a huge market of underpriced secondhand huipiles
For the past 3,500 years, Mayan women have created intricate huipiles on a backstrap loom. These traditional garments signify the origin…
Traditional blouse of Guatemala. Maya women weave their folk clothing on backstrap loom
In Guatemala, females still wear their folk clothing and thus, make it themselves. Many of them are descendants from Maya people, so they…