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offset lithograph on paper by Byron Zadik y Cia., Guatemala, C.A. 1951, 17"h. x 13"w. |
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| ALMOLONGA, QUEZALTENANGO | ||||||||||||||
| The man, just like the woman,
of Almolonga uses ceremonial dress of an incomparable richness of
decoration. Here we see a male wearing a headdress or tzute, of
fine tie-dyed material; a shirt with a red ground, woven in fine silk,
of a very harmonous coloration, and sui-generis [unique] pants in
a tightly woven cotton material, with brilliant decorations—sometimes of
silk, other times of cotton—in red, turquise or coffee. These pants are
extended and held up by a sash that is highly decorarted in the part
which falls behind.
The man of Almolonga uses a shoe or caite of fine leather, which is in form like that used by the indigenous Chiapanese. Wearing this apparel, he is very beautiful and decorative. By Carlos Merida |
Tanto el hombre como la mujer
de Almolonga, usan trajes de ceremonia de una riqueza de decoración
incomparable. Aquí vemos al varón
llevando un tocado o "tzute", de fino material "jaspeado"; una camisa de
fondo rojo, tejida en fina seda, de muy armoniosa coloración
y un pantalón "sui-generis" tejido
en apretado material de algodón, con
adornos brillantes—de seda algunas veces, otras de algodón—en
rojo, azul pálido o morado suave.
Tal pantalón es amplio y está
sujeto a la cintura por una faja, muy decorada en la parte que cae hacia
atrás.
El hombre de Almolonga usa zapato o "caite" de fino cuero, y en forma semejante al usado por el indígena chiapaneco. El conjunto de esta indumentaria es muy bello y decorativo. Por Carlos Merida |
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