Guatemalan Woman Teaching Backstrap Loom Lesson
Lidia Lopez teaching the art and techniques of backstrap loom weaving.
Lidia Lopez Demonstrating the Backstrap Loom Method of Weaving
Lidia Lopez teaching visitors how to set up and weave on a backstrap loom.
A Guatemalan Family Cooking Pepian & Making Tortillas
A tradtional Guatemalan family cooking Pepian and making tortillas.
Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress in Guatemala City, Guatemala
This is JoAnn Paulsen at the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Mayan Woman, Lidia Lopez, Explaining the Meanings of the Patterns on Huipils & What They Represent.
Lidia Lopez showing a ceremonial huipil and a huipil from Tactic and telling the meanings of the patterns on them.
Lidia Lopez Explaining Symbols on Huipils & Their Origins
Lidia Lopez is an expert in backstrap loom weaving. Here she is showing the different patterns used on huipils from the different villages around Guatemala.
Lidia Lopez Explaining the Meanings of the Patterns on a Huipil from Patzicia.
Lidia Lopez describing the meanings of the patterns on a huipil from Patzicia, Guatemala.
Guatemalan Woman Showing Huipils
Guatemalan Woman Showing Huipils
Guatemalan Women Celebrating Holy Week, or ‘Semana Santa’
Guatemalan women wearing traditional clothing celebrating Holy Week.
Guatemalan Women Dressed in Traditional Mayan ‘Traje’
The women of Guatemala have worn the same traditional dress (called ‘traje’) for centuries. They have passed down the art of weaving these textiles through many generations.