Colotenango huipil.

“The [Colotenango] huipil is short, relatively wide and is worn hanging loose outside the corte. The brocade often includes small, multi-colored diamonds or squares woven in a soumak technique” utilizing wrapped warp threads. (Centro de Textiles Tradicionales Nim Po’t.) This circa-1980 huipil was hand woven on a back strap loom in three cotton warp-striped base panels. The panels are decorated with finely done supplementary brocade in typical Colotenango geometric designs. The center panel is wider and more heavily decorated. The head and arm openings are trimmed with multicolored hand embroidery. This classic example is in excellent condition. It was acquired from Sra. Rosa Mendez Bocó at the Mercado des Artesanos in Antigua. W 85 x L 48 cm. (19-33) $ 150. OBO