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Quetzaltenango wedding huipil.
This beautiful contemporary huipil was hand woven on a back strap loom in three
well matched white cotton panels joined by hand embroidered decorative seams. These panels are decorated with
rows of supplementary brocade in colors most typical of Quetzaltenango wedding huipils that feature bird, plant
and geometric motifs. It has a matching hand embroidered collar decoration. It is in like new condition. It
was acquired from Petronila Mendez Bocó of Santa Maria de Jesus at the Mercado des Artesanos in Antigua.
W 130 x L 122 cm. (15-78) $ 450. OBO
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