Santiago Atitlan’s Huipil is known for the intricate birds and flowers hand embroidered on back-strap loomed white, blue or lavender cloth. Their village, Santiago Atitlan lies on beautiful Lake Atitlan and its inhabitants are proud Tz’utujil speaking Mayans, many of whom (including some men) wear their traditional “traje”. The book “Children of the World: Guatemala” tells the story of Maria and her artisan family when she was a child in the mid 1990’s.
Each outfit includes:
- Handwoven doll "huipil" with hand embroidered birds or other decoration
- "Corte" (skirt) with "jaspe" (ikat) designs
- Colorful sash "faja" (belt)
Other accessory items such as baskets, hammocks, necklaces, hats, slippers, shawls and other fun stuff are available for sale as accessories.