San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Located on a plateau at 5,800 feet and off the beaten track, San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán's weaving style is unique and eye-catching. Maya weavers here take great pride in their designs.
The statue in the center of San Ildefonsoo Ixtahuacán is of a woman in traje feeding the fountain with her water jug. Photo Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Hand woven huipiles in San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán have extensive supplementary weft brocade designs. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Francisca Maldonado instructs Peace Corps Volunteer Tina Gallegos in weaving her first huipil panel using local designs. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.