Authentic Guatemala Maya Skirt Corte Nahuala Ikat Morga #1 Indigo FREE SHIPPING

Description

Nahuala morga consisting of a tube measuring 44 inches wide and 46 inches long, with very fine randa and a few subtle jaspe stripes.
Most of the skirts or cortes used by the Maya women of Guatemala are made on treadle looms in the large textile-producing villages of the western highlands of southern Guatemala. Certain designs are village-specific, but it is now more common for the woman to choose a skirt fabric which suits her personal aesthetic. Some skirts are also made in the particular village for use in that village. As used, the two ends of long panels 35-50 inches wide are seamed together to form a tube. The woman steps inside this tube and folds the material in a complicated manner to form the skirt. Those skirts with a foundation of indigo-dyed cotton are very traditional in many villages, and are called morgas.
This skirt is a post-1990 morga from Nahuala. The panel width of 44 inches was formed by joining two narrow panels with a decorative randa stitch; this wide panel was then formed into a tube, with the two ends being joined with the same randa. The sides of the cloth are very nicely selvage-finished. Overall size as seen is 44 inches wide and 46 inches long, of double thickness. The weave is weft-faced plain weave of solid dark blue cotton cloth. This particular skirt also has a few stripes of ikat or jaspe. This garment is light and supple, and the randa stitch is particularly fine. The fabric is all cotton, but the randa stitch is somewhat glossy and probably synthetic.
Condition: excellent, lightly used, the selvage edge shows a few loose threads. This fabric is somewhat supple in feel and has not been heavily used, so the colors are crisp and bright.  The background color is a true very dark blue indigo.   It is a very nice textile.
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