Dress for a girl woven on a waist loom by the artisans of the community of San Juan Cancuc. The warp in the huipil part is woven in lines with combinations of warm colors. As a detail of a brocade line using the Lamal Chil technique. The gold colored skirt is decorated with green and light beige accents. In the neck and armhole finished in traditional embroidery. It is decorated with a cord and pompoms on the neck.
Care: For its care it is suggested to wash with soap and water, without carving and preferably with the piece upside down.
Materials: 100% cotton.
Color: Green/beige/gold
Technique: Backstrap loom
Measurements : 59 cm long x 36 cm wide
NGO impacto
ONGimpacto is an organization committed to the sustainable development of native peoples and the empowerment and autonomy of the native communities of Los Altos de Chiapas, having as guiding principles ethical trade, the gender perspective, social justice and human development and economic. We seek that all the people involved in the system of our organization fully live the Lekil Kuxlejal (the harmony of life) personally and collectively.
We focus our actions on generating economic growth as a means of sustainable local development, promoting ethical value chains and influencing through awareness of responsible consumption and fair trade markets. We work on four sector programs: iTextil, iBarro, iAgrodiversidad and iComunicación, and we support a social enterprise called Juxta Nation, to transform lives and provide economic autonomy to women, their families and their communities.