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Traditional Textiles from Guatemala

A textile is produced as the elaboration of each geometric element until arriving at a drawing that determines on the one hand a lot what the craftsman is. The survival of the textile tradition of Guatemala is linked to the history of the country. it’s culture and Mayan civilization, which make the origin of it’s people visible to the naked eye. The color of the threads has also undergone many changes , before they were each dyed with animal, vegetable or mineral origin, now most artisans use chemical dyes that are very similar to the colors of the colors.