Blue wrapskirt

Unknown artist

The wrapskirt (corte or morga in Spanish) is woven in a staircase loom with industrialized cotton. The skirt consists of two woven pieces of textile that are sewn together. Where these two pieces come together there is a band embroidered with different colors. With an embroidery, the extra threads are added after weaving, when the fabric is finished. In total, the skirt contains two bands, one along the length and one across the width of the wraparound skirt.A wraparound skirt is only used by women to cover the lower part of the body (hips, legs). In terms of function, it is similar to the skirt. A wraparound skirt is a square or rectangular piece of textile that is wrapped around the body. This wraparound skirt is meant for daily use.‖ The wraparound skirt is woven in the color blue and is decorated with two bands of different colors. \Santos Domingo Xenacoj is a municipality in the department of Sacatepéquez. The name Xenacoj means "we feel/see the pumas". (Spanish: percebimos los pumas). The area must have been very wooded in pre-Columbian times, so these cat-like animals could live there. The inhabitants of Santo Domingo Xenacoj speak the Cakchiquel language. This language belongs to the Quichean subfamily of the Mayan language family. In 1991, Santo Domingo Xenacoj had a population of 5,200. The latest information on the population of this municipality is from 2007. In that year, Santo Domingo Xenacoj had a population of 17,912 (9,301 non-Mayan and 8,611 Mayan).