Nahuala daily huipil.

This huipil was hand woven on a back-strap loom in two well balanced, warp-striped cotton panels joined by hand embroidered decorative seams. The blue base thread was dyed with the natural dye, indigo. The surface decoration is supplementary brocade in cotton and rayon (to mimic silk) with horizontal bans featuring the “compepe muerte” (aka, broken neck turkey) motif. I speculate that his motif has something to do with turkey being a festival food. It has the T-shaped head opening unique to Nahuala. This beautiful example is in excellent condition. . It was acquired from an anonymous private collection in Guatemala. W 72 x L 76 cm. (18-69) $150. OBO