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Chajul vintage ceremonial huipil.
“The weaving in Chajul is especially firm and sturdy, and in order to achieve this, women usually
stand at their backstrap looms rather than sit or kneel. (B)irds, corn plants, arrows and diamonds predominate in their bold style
of single-faced brocade.” (“Threads of Identity”, Altman and West, p. 108)
This pre-1970 huipil has a hand woven in two white cotton base panels with thin red warp stripes that are joined by hand embroidered
decorative seams of hand spun indigo dyed thread. The collar is decorated with embroidery in old purple silk. The panels feature simple
animal motifs. This example is in very good condition. From Petronila Mendez Bocó at the Mercado des Artesanos in Antigua Guatemala.
W 88 x L 50 cm. (12-90) $80. OBO
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