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Mayan Woman, Lidia Lopez, Explaining the Meanings of the Patterns on Huipils & What They Represent.

ByJoann Paulsen February 2, 2011May 27, 2020

Lidia Lopez showing a ceremonial huipil and a huipil from Tactic and telling the meanings of the patterns on them.

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Lidia Lopez Explaining Symbols on Huipils & Their Origins

ByJoann Paulsen February 2, 2011May 27, 2020

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.

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Lidia Lopez Explaining the Meanings of the Patterns on a Huipil from Patzicia.

ByJoann Paulsen February 2, 2011May 27, 2020

Lidia Lopez describing the meanings of the patterns on a huipil from Patzicia, Guatemala.

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Guatemalan Woman Showing Huipils

ByJoann Paulsen January 24, 2011May 27, 2020

Guatemalan Woman Showing Huipils

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Guatemalan Women Celebrating Holy Week, or ‘Semana Santa’
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Guatemalan Women Celebrating Holy Week, or ‘Semana Santa’

ByJoann Paulsen January 13, 2011May 27, 2020

Guatemalan women wearing traditional clothing celebrating Holy Week.

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Maria Wearing a Huipil and Holding Pineapple Cake
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Maria Wearing a Huipil and Holding Pineapple Cake

ByJoann Paulsen January 13, 2011May 27, 2020

This woman is wearing a traditional style huipil and showing off her freshly baked pineapple upside down cake.

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Guatemalan Women Dressed in Traditional Mayan ‘Traje’
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Guatemalan Women Dressed in Traditional Mayan ‘Traje’

ByJoann Paulsen January 12, 2011May 27, 2020

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.

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Guatemalan Woman and her Daughters Wearing Traditional Mayan Clothing
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Guatemalan Woman and her Daughters Wearing Traditional Mayan Clothing

ByJoann Paulsen January 12, 2011May 27, 2020

This Guatemalan woman and her daughters are all dressed in traditional clothing.

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Guatemalan Woman Weaving on a Backstrap Loom
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Guatemalan Woman Weaving on a Backstrap Loom

ByJoann Paulsen January 1, 2011May 27, 2020

The Guatemalan woman in this photo is weaving on a backstrap loom, just as her Mayan ancestors have done for centuries.

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Guatemalan Woman Winding Spun Cotton Thread Around a Spindle
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Guatemalan Woman Winding Spun Cotton Thread Around a Spindle

ByJoann Paulsen January 1, 2011May 27, 2020

Huipils and textiles made by Mayan women in Guatemala are handmade. The thread is made by cleaning and spinning cotton.

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