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Totonicapán/Salcajá corte (wrap skirt).
This post-1980 corte was hand woven on a foot treadle loom in one cotton panel. The fine ikat patterns in this corte are in both the warp and weft stripes
and utilize indigo dye. Ikat is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs a resist dying process similar to tie-dye. These cortes are worn
widely and are considered generic instead of village specific. Ikat skirts similar to this are woven throughout the area between Quetzaltenango and
Totonicapán and including Salcajá. The specific provenance given is according to information received from the vendor. This example is in excellent
condition. It was acquired from Juana Escalon of Patzún at the La Fuente textile market in Antigua Guatemala. Typically, we sell cortes for yardage. The
top photograph shows only half of the material. W87 x L468 cm. (12-329) $ 90.
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