Chichicastenango

Elegant woven corte, or mayan skirt from the town of Chichicastenango;  detailed black and blue design with beautiful accent colors. The corte is a wrap-around skirt that consists of a cut of cloth usually joined to form a tube into which the woman steps. Excess material is wrapped around the body and folded at the waist in pleats, and tied with a faja (belt).

This corte measures 32″ wide and 56″ long (doubled). Cortes are sewn together to make a tube. This corte has the opening at the long sides as shown in the picture of the corte hanging. If the stitching joining the sides of the tube were removed, this fabric would measure approximately 32″ by 112″ laid out flat.

This corte is detailed in its design and is accented with a stripe of colors of blue, purple, yellow, pink, red and green which runs the full length of the fabric and another stripe that runs across the fabric. This beautiful fabric is slightly worn which gives it a soft feel. It has a very small (1/4″ square) area that is worn through part of the weaving, it is not easily noticed. Fabric from cortes can be used in a variety of ways, such as table covers, bed covers, curtains, throw pillows, etc.

This corte is in very good used condition, with a small sign of wear.

$37.00

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