Chichicastenango
Quiché, Guatemala
People have come to Chichicastenango's market for centuries. Good quality hand woven products can still be found, along with a plethora of artisan products for tourists.
The huge indigenous market in Chichicastenango offers multitudinous textiles, wood carvings, maguey bags, incense, machetes and endless trinkets. Photo by Cheryl Guerrero 2005.
Victoria Canil Ren works on the randa -- a hand-embroidered, decorative seam joining -- of a corte or skirt in the style of Chichicastenango. Photo by Cheryl Guerrero 2005.
Manuela Canil Ren wove this huipil with a pattern of abstract carnations in 2005, using a printed pattern as her guide. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Preparing the warp for a huipil on a warping board is the first step of weaving on a back strap loom. The same board can be used for preparing the warp for shawls and headcloths. Photo by Cheryl Guerrero 2005.
This boy's family owns a stall in the Chichicastenango market that sells both maguey (agave) and plastic bags and ropes. Maguey items tend to last longer, but plastic is cheaper. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.