Clothing is often a lens into a society’s history, values, and artistry—and nowhere is this truer than in Guatemala.

People often ask me if it’s worth buying Maya textiles as a means of supporting Maya women, especially if you’re buying from a third-party vendor in the U.S. Does any of that money actually ...

(Ixchel is the Mayan goddess of weaving, among other things.) So it was they made curator Amy DiPlacido of the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles an offer she couldn’t refuse: an exhibition of ...

Just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), "Guatemalan Textiles: Heart of the Maya World" allows museum visitors to see and learn about traditional clothing, or tipico ...

Nearly 200 beautiful textiles, spanning the past 50 years from the collections of scholars of Maya culture and history, will be displayed as part of a sale to raise money for scholarships for ...

Contemporary Maya weavers still use the backstrap loom to create the dazzling textiles and clothing they wear today, just as their ancestors did in pre-Columbian times. "Flowers for the Earth Lord ...

Weaving colourful cotton textiles was an art form among high-ranking Maya women. Threads were dyed with natural products such as plants, animals and mineral sources and a backstrap loom would ...

The vivid colors and craftsmanship of the flower carpets were mirrored in the textiles I saw everywhere, where Mayan women turned weaving and embroidery into high art. Stylized animals ...

Mayan Textile Art: The Huipil" opened yesterday at Cy-Fair College's Barker Cypress campus located at 9191 Barker Cypress Rd. The new exhibit, running through Oct. 26, features a collection of ...