Chichicastenango men's ceremonial (cofradía) jacket. 61 cm across the shoulders, 51 cm long (plus roughly 13 cm of fringe) and 45 cm sleeves. This fine pre-1980 men's cofradía jacket is hand woven by men using hand spun, undyed black wool. Men also do the tailoring and embroidery decoration. The flowers are hand embroidered in several colors of silk. The hand knotted fringe and the embroidered swirls are silk in magenta and maroon. According to Carmen Petersen (Maya of Guatemala, p. 93), the blue zigzag around the cuff and shoulders indicate that the wearer was an astrologist or day-keeper of the ceremonial Maya calendar. Authentic Chichicastenango men's cofradía jackets in good condition are rare. This fine piece was collected from Maria Pol of Chichicastenango at the La Fuente textile market in Antigua Guatemala. (10-368) $ 290. Sold.