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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 indigenous woman wears one of the most decorative and sumptuous costumes of the high planes of Guatemala. One admires in her the fine belt of silk with which she wraps her hair, woven by hand on a small loom, with dense designs which she expresses the most delicate fantasy. The huipil or blouse, constitutes the garment of the greatest sumptuousness; it is embroidered by hand, con the greatest mastery and imagination in the form of a collar, or it is in a circle around the neck; the designs utilized by her vary a lot, according to he ingeniousness of the embroiderer, but they always go around with stylized flowers or sometimes animals The sash holds up the corte or skirt, that is of the jaspe [tie-died] type, in green or purple, is woven by hand, with marvelously stylized figures. By Carlos Merida |
La indígena lleva uno de los más decorativos y suntuosos trajes de la alta meseta guatemalteca. Se admira en ella la fina cinta de seda con que se toca el pelo, tejida a mano, en pequeño telar, con apretados diseños, en los cuales hace acto de presencia la más delicada fantasía. El "huipil" o camisa, constituye la prenda de mayor suntuosidad; está
bordada a mano, con suma maestría e
imaginación, en forma de "gola", o
sea en rueda alrededor del cuello; los diseños
utilizados en ella varían mucho, de
acuerdo con la capacidad inventiva de la bordadora, pero siempre giran
alrededor de estilizaciones florales y algunas veces, de animales. La "faja"
para sujetar el "corte" o falda, que es de tipo "jaspe", en verde o
morado, está tejida a mano, con
dibujos de maravillosa estilización.
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