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COLORES del PUEBLO

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

 

 

 

       Tecpan Corte

               $ 94

 

 

        Tecpan Corte

                 $ 85

       Tecpan Corte

                $ 79

              Corte

              $ 119 

 

 

 

 San Pedro Sac. Corte

                $ 90

  

            Palin Corte

                  $ 64

      Salcaja Corte

             $ 109

             Corte

              $ 59

 

 

     Colotenango Corte

                $ 145

 

     Colotenango Corte

                $ 142

 

     Black & White

        Jaspe Corte

               $ 114

 

    San Jose Nacahuil

              $ 129

 

        Zunil  Corte

              $ 115

 

      Corte w/randa

              $ 136

 

  

                Corte

                 $ 59

              Corte

               $ 88

 

 

 

 

               Corte

                $ 99

 

San Pedro Sacatepequez

                  $ 95

      

 

San Pedro Sacatepequez

                  $ 99

     Nahuala Corte

             $ 91

 

 

              Corte

               $ 95

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Totonicapan  Corte

                  $ 86

 

 

      Totonicapan  Corte

                  $ 69

 

 

San Cristobal Totonicapan 

               $ 128

 

 

    Santiago Atitlan

              $ 105

 

 

 

  

 

    Santiago Atitlan

             $ 95

  

        Santiago Atitlan

                $ 125

 

     Santiago Atitlan

               $ 144

 

          Nebaj  tzute

                $ 139

 

Santa Maria de Jesus        Tzute  

                 $ 122

  

 Chichicastenango Tzute

              $ 145

 

Chichicastenango Tzute

                $ 95

   

     

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