Hand-Woven Guatemalan Vintage Huipil, Red Floral & Cat good Embroidered Authentic Blouse 33"x23"

Hand-Woven Santo Domingo Xenacoj Guatemalan Vintage Huipil, Red Floral & Cat Embroidered Authentic Blouse 33"x23"

Width:33”

Length: 23”

A woman may spend months weaving a single huipil when complex techniques or designs are required. Through the choices 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 foundation fabric is cotton, the blue threads dyed with indigo. The small bird designs were added during the weaving process using good the technique of supplemental-weft brocading. They were made using artificial silk (rayon or orlon embroidery floss) and polished cotton.