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.
Lidia Lopez teaching visitors how to set up and weave on a backstrap loom.
Huipils and textiles made by Mayan women in Guatemala are handmade. The thread is made by cleaning and spinning cotton.
The Guatemalan woman in this photo is making thread from cotton.
Guatemalan people celebrating ‘Feria de Panajachel,’ a festival held every October.
Lidia Lopez teaching the art and techniques of backstrap loom weaving.
The Guatemalan women in this photo are wearing folded up ‘tzutes’ on their heads to shade their faces.