TEXTILES

Typical costumes, a deep art that is transmitted from generation to generation, where man and women weavers from the municipa of Zunil, reflect their worldview and history.

Explanation of the typical costumes by the tourist guide Jennifer Poz.

This is the typical clothing:

TYPICAL SHAWL

It is a handmade fabric with hand embroidered of different sizes and designs with multicolored. Cotton threads or similar colors. It is worn on the shoulders and arms as a coat or ornament.

TYPICAL HUIPIL

Typical Zunil blouse is made of cotton thread with a handmade embroidered of different colors, sizes and designs .of butterflies, pineapples, and baskets

It’s made with industrial machine with different drawings and striking color

TYPICAL SKIRT

It’s a loom woven fabric made of silk threads of various designs and colors. It´s 5 meter long and 60 centimeters wide.

CEREMONIAL HUPIL

 It’s a fabric made of cotton with three colors combining White with black or White and purple with multicolored embroidering of different drawings

 It’s worn mainly in cultural activities.

TYPICAL NAPKIN

It’s a piece of cotton cloth of various colors and similar colors with different sizes

Serves to wrap corn tortillas to clean and dry hand.

TYPICAL BELT

It is a fabric made of multicolored cotton or silk threaded with similar colors

It´s 2.45 meters long and 4-6 centimeters wide. It´s used to hold the skirt.

TYPICAL HEADBAND

 It’s a loom fabric of made or multicolored cotton or silk thread and similar colors of different designs, 2.55 meters long and 3 centimeters wide.

TYPICAL MEN'S CLOTHING