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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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The type of dress of the woman from Santa María, is one of the most harmonious of all the highland of Guatemala, in which one encounters, as is known, the most beautiful examples of Guatemalan apparel. The indigenous woman's hair is braided with a dark ribbon, rolled up around the head; she covers it with a cloth or tzute to protect herself from the sun. The blouse or huipil admiringly harmonizes with the skirt or corte; both are of cotton thread woven by hand. The skirt is held to the body by a black and white belt, that is woven by hand on a small loom. Generally women of Santa Mariá adorn their necks with necklaces or chachales made of small gilded coins that are imported from abroad. By Carlos Merida |
Este tipo de traje de la mujer de Santa María, es uno de los más armoniosos de todo el altiplano de Guatemala, en el cual se encuentran, como es sabido, los más bellos modelos de la indumentaria guatemalteca. El pelo de la indígena, está tocado con una cinta trenzada de color oscuro, arrollada alrededor de la cabeza; ésta la lleva cubierta con un tapado o "tzute" para protegerse del sol. La camisa o "huipil" armoniza admirablemente con la falda o "corte"; ambas son de hilo de algodón tejido a mano. La falda está sujeta al cuerpo por una "faja" en negro y blanco, tejida a mano en pequeño telar. Generalmente las mujeres de Santa María se adornan el cuello con collares o "chachales" hechos de pequeñas cuentas doradas, de importación extranjera. Por Carlos Merida |
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