Almolonga corte (wrap skirt).

This circa-1980 corte was hand woven on a foot treadle loom in two cotton panels joined by hand embroidered decorative seams. It features weft stripes with extensive ikat dye patterns in indigo. “By the mid-1960s the ikat styles had begun to predominate [in Almolonga]. The change from plain to such intricate skirts appeared to take place in an unusually short space of time. Patterns were conceived and executed with great technical skill.” (“Threads of Identity, Altman and West, pp. 121-2) This corte is in excellent condition. It was acquired from Tomasa Calbo Mateo of Chichicastenango. Weft 107 x Warp 252 cm. (10-216) $ 65. OBO