The Truth About Guatemalan Crafts
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Corte & Tzutes
| Corte is the
traditional Mayan women's skirt usually woven on a treadle loom by men.
The huipil and corte are universal elements of every woman's
traje. Not only does each village have their own specific style
of traje, but they also often employ different weaving techniques.
Hemlines also vary according to local custom, from ankle length to knee
length. The amount of material used in a corte varies from
village to village, using from two to six yards of fabric with sometimes
additional fabric added for length. The cloth is sewn to form a tube
into which the woman steps, wraps the skirt, tucks in her huipil, and
then adds a sash to hold it all together. The corte on this
page is not sold by the yard but by the piece as it was originally used by
the woman. Tzute is a Mayan term generally used for a cloth used for utilitarian or ceremonial purposes. It is usually woven on a back-strap loom and the designs are specific to a particular village. Tzute may refer to a cloth used to wrap things in to carry on their head, to wrap a baby in, or to use as decoration in a religious ceremony. |
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Corte w/flower randa $ 119 |
 Chichicastenango Corte $ 95 |
 Chichicastenango Corte $ 145 |
 Chichicastenango Corte $ 89
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 Tecpan Corte $ 94
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Tecpan Corte $ 85 |
 Tecpan Corte $ 79 |
Corte $ 119
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San Pedro Sac. Corte $ 90 |
 Palin Corte $ 64 |
 Salcaja Corte $ 109 |
 Corte $ 59
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 Colotenango Corte $ 145 |
Colotenango Corte $ 14 2
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Black & White Jaspe Corte $ 114
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 San Jose Nacahuil $ 129 |
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Zunil Corte $ 115 |
 Corte w/randa $ 136
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Corte
$ 59 |
 Corte $ 88
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Corte $ 99 |
 San Pedro Sacatepequez $ 95
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 San Pedro Sacatepequez $ 99 |
 Nahuala Corte $ 91 |
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Corte $ 95 |
Totonicapan Corte $ 86
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Totonicapan Corte $ 69
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San Cristobal Totonicapan $ 128
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Santiago Atitlan $ 105 |
Santiago Atitlan $ 95 |
Santiago Atitlan $ 125 |
 Santiago Atitlan $ 144 |
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 Nebaj tzute $ 139
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 Santa Maria de Jesus Tzute $ 122 |
 Chichicastenango Tzute $ 145 |
 Chichicastenango Tzute $ 95 |
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Foot Loom Weaver at Work |
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