White shirt with bird pattern

Unknown artist

This shirt (camisa in Spanish) is woven with cotton in a hip loom. Brocades have been added to the shirt with acrylic cotton. Brocade is a decorative technique where extra threads are added to the warp and weft during the weaving process. The shirt also consists of nine pieces of woven textile that have been sewn together by hand. Furthermore, the shirt contains fringes at the bottom.A shirt is the garment used by men to cover shoulders, torso and arms. This shirt was used daily. The background color of the shirt is white. The sleeves are decorated with bird motifs in different colors.San Martín Sacatepéquez is located in the department of Quetzaltenango. In 2007, San Martín Sacatepéquez had a population of 23,697, 20,894 of whom belong to the Mam culture.