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"The people of Chichicastenango are descended from the Quiché who ruled
Utatlán, the great Prehispanic ceremonial and administrative center of the
highlands. After it was captured and destroyed by (Spanish conquistador,
Pedro de) Alvarado, its survivors were resettled in Chichicastenango . . .
Its was here, in the archives of the colonial church of Santo Tomás, that a
priest discovered the "Popul Vuh", considered the most important source of
study for Quiché myth and ritual.
"Chichicastenango's prestige is reflected in extraordinary concern for
proper dress. Opulent to the eye and complex in patterns and techniques,
it costumes evidence a proud heritage."
"Threads of Identity: Maya Costume of the 1960's in Highland Guatemala" by
Patricia B. Altman and Caroline D. West, Fowler Museum of Cultural History,
UCLA. 1992. Page 165.
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PREVIOUSLY SOLD - below.
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