huipil (Blouse)

Huipil is a traditional tunic-like garment worn by women. It is usually made of 1-3 pieces of back strap loom fabric lengths, joined at side selvedges. The neckline and appliqued rosettes are typical of Chichicastenango. The use of black material seems to have replaced blue silk in recent times. The floral pattern is an adaptation of European embroidery designs.

worn by women

White cotton blouse with woven panel. The blouse has a rectangle shape with a round neck and no sleeves. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by blue herring bone stitching. Across the upper front and back is a t-shaped woven panel (2-faced, supplementary weft). The panel has large pink and orange flowers and green leaves on brown ground with a multicoloured square border. Around the neck are black triangles and on the shoulders are appliqué black circles. The inside is unlined.