White huipil with flower motif

Unknown artist

The huipil is made of commercial fabric. Around the neck opening, machine embroidery has been applied with rayon: an embroidery is a decorative technique where extra threads are added after weaving. In addition, the huipil consists of two pieces of woven textile that have been manually sewn together.A huipil is used exclusively by women to cover the upper part of the body (torso, shoulders). This huipil is intended for daily use. The background color is white and around the neck opening there are decorations of floral patterns in the colors dark blue, light blue, green, lilac and purple. Nowadays many similar huipiles are worn in Guatemala. It is the modern version of the traditional huipil.Ó Cantel is located in the department of Quetzaltenango. In 2007, Cantel had a population of 37,089. Of these, 35,176 residents belonged to the Quiché culture. 52% of the population in Quetzaltenango is Mayan.