White ceremonial huipil with bird motifs

Unknown artist

The huipil is woven in a hip loom with cotton and rayon. Brocades have been applied to the huipil. A brocade is a decorative technique where extra threads are added to the warp and weft during the weaving itself. Moreover, the huipil consists of two pieces of woven textile that have been sewn together manually.\A huipil is used exclusively by women to cover the upper part of the body (torso, shoulders). This huipil is intended for ceremonial use. The background colour of the huipil is white. Furthermore, on the huipil all kinds of bird motifs are applied in the colors purple and lilac. \Chuarrancho is a municipality in the department of Guatemala. The municipality covers an area of 105 km² and lies at 1,350m above sea level. The first inhabitants of Chuarrancho were from the municipality of San Juan Sacatepéquez. They lived in huts (Choza or casucha), where the roof was made of leaves or straw. Chuarrancho was finally founded on November 26, 1883 and was declared a municipality in 1905.‖ The name Chuarrancho comes from the Cakchiquel language. The name literally means "opposite the hut": Chuach and rancho mean opposite and hut respectively. It is believed that Chuarrancho was called Paruvi' Juyu' by the first inhabitants, meaning "on the hill".‖ The last information on the population of Chuarrancho dates back to 2007. In that year, this municipality had a population of 21,706 (11,731 non-Mayan and 9,975 Mayan).