This is Lidia Lopez showing the many huipils she has and telling what village they came from.
Lidia Lopez describing the meanings of the patterns on a huipil from Patzicia, Guatemala.
This is JoAnn Paulsen at the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Lidia Lopez teaching visitors how to set up and weave on a backstrap loom.
Feria Panajachel takes over the town every October to celebrat Saint Francis of Assisi.
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.
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.