Guatemalan Woman Showing Huipils
This is Lidia Lopez showing the many huipils she has and telling what village they came from.
This is Lidia Lopez showing the many huipils she has and telling what village they came from.
The Guatemalan women make thread out of raw cotton and wrap it around a yarn winder. This keeps the string from getting tangled as they weave it in and out of the pegs on a warping board.
Lidia Lopez and her family demonstrate cooking a traditional Guatemalan meal called Pepian (also spelled Pipian.)
Lidia Lopez teaching visitors how to set up and weave on a backstrap loom.
The Guatemalan woman in this photo is making thread from cotton.
Lidia Lopez showing a ceremonial huipil and a huipil from Tactic and telling the meanings of the patterns on them.
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.