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Huipil of the day

Originally posted on tara whalley:
I love seeing what everyone wears to work each day- not your usual blue tie job! This huipil has patterns I hardly see, I was really drawn to the colour pallete and the circular motifs,…

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Chichicastenango – Good Guipil Hunting

huipil motif

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Pasión Por Frida

Back to Frida!

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Textiles of Chiapas – January 2011

Originally posted on Living Textiles of Mexico:
Currently I’m exploring the textiles of the Highland Mayas of Chiapas by visiting villages, markets, and if I’m lucky.  a festival or ceremony  in process. Many villages are having the changing of their…

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Girl in Santa Maria de Jesus

Originally posted on happywanderer15:
This photo was taken in Santa Maria de Jesus in Guatemala. This town is about a thirty minute bus ride from Antigua. It’s not really a touristed area. Though there is a cool old church up…

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