Authentic Guatemala Maya Shawl or Shoulder Tzute Santiago Atitlan FREE SHIP

Description

Post-2000 woman's shawl or shoulder tzute measuring 17 inches wide and 47 inches long.
Most of the rebozos used by Maya Indian women in Guatemala are made in the textile-producing towns of Quetzaltenango and Totonicapan. In some villages, however, the shawls are produced locally. Such is the case with many of the villages around Lake Atitlan.
This is a small size tzute or girl's shawl from the Tzutujil Maya town of Santiago Atitlan, located on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala's southern highlands. The ikat or jaspe threads are all dyed individually, in the home, and this is one of the more tedious of the jobs. This ikat almost entirely uses cotton threads. This textile was woven in the village on a backstrap loom. Such pieces are usually woven by the family for their own use.
This particular shawl is 20-30 years old, and is of mixed cotton and synthetic threads. The jaspe warp is cotton.
Evangelical Protestant religion is very strong in many Maya communities, often competing with Catholicism.  This shawl bears the words "DIOS ES AMOR" {God is Love} in 6 of the ikat bands.  This type of lettering is tedious and difficult in ikat weaving.  See photos
Dimensions: approximately 17 inches wide and 47 inches long, including the fringes.
Condition: Excellent, very lightly used, some light soil possible.
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