Zunil: Costume and Economy, Miralbes de Polanco San Andres Sematabec Neck: 4

Neck:  4

traditional 3-panel construction with black background    Unusual sun design embroidered around head hole

Sun design embroidered round head hole as some brillante (shiny) thread

Like most Santa Catarina Palopo huipils the thread is a synthetic

Zunil: Costume and Economy, Miralbes de Polanco San Andres Sematabec Neck: 4Zunil: Costume and Economy Miralbes de Polanco, Rosario; Eugenia Saenz de Tejada. Idalma Mejia de Rodas. Paperback Condition: Good used Description: A museum monograph of the Museum Ixchel in Guatemala. The liberally illustrated book covers native dress and its development through time in this major Kiche Maya town in the western highlands. The major emphasis is textile procedures, production and the costume traditions. It also includes chapters on