Doll - Patzun Flowered Red and Burgundy 18" Doll Outfit Santa Catarina Palopo The cotton skirt material was

The cotton skirt material was made on a treadle loom or foot-loom probably in Nahuala or a neighboring town

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Backside of fabric has the name of the artisan who made it and the theme or title of the embroidery

Pictures show only about 1/4 of skirt material (when its cold in Wisconsin

Doll - Patzun Flowered Red and Burgundy 18" Doll Outfit Santa Catarina Palopo The cotton skirt material wasThe Patzun huipil is usually a shade of red and is hand woven on a back strap loom often with small vertical stripes. The daily use huipil has colorful flowers hand embroidered around the neck. Women often wear decorative aprons as part of their "traje" (outfit). The ceremonial huipil has a Mayan Calendar design. They also like to wear beautiful turquoise necklaces. Each outfit includes: Handwoven doll "huipil" "Corte" (skirt) with "jaspe" (ikat)