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Man’s Ceremonial Outfit from Huixtán, Chiapas, 2021
Made by Manuela Alvarez Bolom
Cultural Group: Tsotsil Maya
Tunic
White cotton hand woven textile, hand sewn with hand embroidered flower decorations in synthetic wool.
Sarape
Textile woven on a backstrap loom with cotton threads, decorated with machine-embroidered flowers of silk thread. Woven strings of synthetic wool with tassels at the end at the sides are used for closing the garment.
Sash
Red cotton with thin white stripes woven on a backstrap loom.
Hat
Hand woven synthetic raffia decorated with stitches in various colors of synthetic wool. A strip of magenta leather tightens the hat to hold it on the head
Shoulder Bag
Hand netted bag of synthetic silk white threads with a leather strap.
In the pueblo of Huixtan, Chiapas, a group of male musicians and dancers dressed in traditional clothing approach the municipal officials to kick off the Carnival celebrations before Ash Wednesday.
