Chichicastenango

Classic Vintage Huipil from Chichicastenango! Traditional tapestry style with beautiful floral design. Fantastic texture and color! Very stunning woven huipil from the Chichicastenango region of Guatemala, famous for having one of the largest markets in the country. This huipil measures 33 1/2″ across the shoulders, 28 1/2″ from the neckline to the bottom edges (folded). The neck opening is round and measures 6″ in diameter, with a snap-closed slit of 3″.

This three panel huipil is striking with elaborate woven that features multi-colored classic flower design as well as arrow shapes running down the body in gold, purple, blue, red, green and too many more colors. The neckline is decorated with the radiating sun in purple and brown. The background fabric is black cotton.

This huipil is in very good used condition, with a few flaws. There is a small amount of wear at the collar. Perhaps a few loose threads. The lower edges of the panels have a loose warp where the extra threads are woven back into the huipil (very common for huipiles from Chichicastenango). The lower snap at the collar has come unstitched and would need to be restitched.

$68.00

SOLD

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