Guatemala, Casa de Artes'/Rosario Cholotio, Brown Huipil
The Blouse was woven on a foot loom in one panel, made in the same traditional technique from the town, Solola. It was woven by Rosario Cholotio in the town of San Juan La Laguna.
The piece was woven in backyard of the weaver's house. It was woven in then same traditional technique as a Ceremonial Huipil from Solola. It is woven with the traditional foot loom with new color combinations.
The piece is woven in one panel as the traditional one. The neckline decoration is hand embroidered. It is special, because ladies use them less and less each year. The blouse is a copy of the Ceremonial Huipil from Solola, woven on a foot loom. The loom was introduced by Spaniards in colonial times. The weavers adapted the traditional patterns to make them in this type of loom.
The back ground is woven in cotton. The designs are woven with rayon. Fibre It is produced locally, Guatemala.
SIZE 97 cm x 92 cm
MATERIALS cotton
It takes 2 weeks to make a piece like this.
Ready to dispatch 4 weeks after purchase.