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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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Ikat Corte

SOLD

Chichicastenango Corte

$ 95

  Chichicastenango Corte

$ 109

Purple Corte

$ 85

Blue Corte

SOLD

 

Corte w/randa

 SOLD

Santiago Atitlan

$ 85

Santiago Atitlan

$ 110

Santiago Atitlan Corte

$ 89

Santiago Atitlan Corte

$ 79

Momostenango Corte

$ 96

Black & White

Jaspe Corte

SOLD

    Nahuala Corte

SOLD

 

Colotenango Corte

$ 125

 

Colotenango Corte

$ 146

Colotenango Corte

$ 145

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Tablecloth  or Runner w/peacocks

$ 225

 

 

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