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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 with a narrow matching panel added for length. The fine ikat patterns in this
corte are in both the warp and weft stripes. 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 Estefana Culajah 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. W115 x L424 cm. (12-330) $ 90.
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