Lake Atitlán, San Pedro La Laguna
Ceremonial huipil, 3 panels
Woven in heavy, hand-spun white cotton on the backstrap loom, the body of this huipil is left plain to let the embroidery carry the design. Miniature birds in soft pastel tones are worked across the piece, a smaller, more delicate scale than the dense figurative bands typical of nearby Santiago Atitlán, and a style closely associated with San Pedro La Laguna.
Lake Atitlán, San Pedro La Laguna
Ceremonial huipil, 3 panels
Woven in heavy, hand-spun white cotton on the backstrap loom, the body of this huipil is left plain to let the embroidery carry the design. Miniature birds in soft pastel tones are worked across the piece, a smaller, more delicate scale than the dense figurative bands typical of nearby Santiago Atitlán, and a style closely associated with San Pedro La Laguna.
