Nahualá

Hand embroidered huipil from the Nahualá region of Guatemala. This very large huipil measures 30″ across the shoulders, and 38″ from the neckline to the bottom edges (folded). The neck opening is round and measures 6 1/2″ in diameter.

This ceremonial style huipil has elaborate embroidery that features the traditional double-headed eagle as well as the zigzag feathered serpent in deep burgundies, with accents in green, red, blue, yellow, purple, orange, and pink. The background fabric is a super soft, slightly faded pink cotton. A technique unique to the region of Nahualá is to intentionally let the color of the threads run onto the base fabric. It is said that this dates back to the use of expensive silk threads on the huipiles, which would lose some of the color and run, causing this stunning effect. This is a very striking piece, extremely representative of this region. This huipil has some slight variation in the color of the background fabric for this reason.

This huipil is used, and shows wear. The background fabric has become extremely soft from use with some faint staining.

$30.00

SOLD

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