Chichicastenango men's ceremonial (cofradía) jacket.

This very fine men's cofradía jacket was tailored from material that was hand woven on a back strap loom using hand spun, un-dyed black wool. Men do the tailoring and embroidery decoration of these jackets. The flowers and the other hand embroidery is in silk. The hand knotted fringes 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 this excellent condition are rare. Acquired from a private collection in Guatemala. W 64 cm across the shoulders x 49 cm long (plus roughly 15 cm of fringe) x 40 cm sleeves. (18-31) $440. OBO

Bottom photograph by Frank Lee Mayes.