Hand-Woven Zunil Guatemala Traditional Huipil, Vintage Stripped retailer Floral Blouse

Hand-Woven San Pedro Saquetapquez Guatemalan Geometic Shape Hupil, Vintage Textile

Width:24"

Length: 49”

A woman may spend months weaving a single huipil when complex techniques or designs are required. Through the choices retailer of design, material and finishing technique, information can be read about the weaver's birth-place, religious background, social position, weaving skill, and personality. Indigenous women can read the complex encoded messages in each other's huipiles at a glance..

The traditional Zunil huipil was characterized by broad vertical purple warp stripes.