**Ottoniel Chavajay. El Mercado. In traditional Guatemalan clothing. Pacaya volcano in background. In 8k, Oil painting. Each Guatemalan huipil has specific colors and designs that serve as a visual representation of the Mayan symbology and cosmovision. Weavers choose motifs and patterns that represent the history, traditions, and beliefs of specific indigenous communities. The design of a huipil is so carefully chosen that they allow you to know the indigenous community where it was made just by looking at the colors and motifs! The most common colors in huipiles are blue, red, yellow, black, white, and green. The embroidered designs can have animal, plant, or astrology-related motifs. Interpretation of designs and color symbolism varies depending on the community where the piece was woven. It is generally believed that each color symbolizes the following: Blue: The sky and water Red: Sunrise, daytime, and energy and power Yellow: The sun and corn Black: Sunset, nighttime, death, recovery, and war. White: Air, spirituality, and hope Green: Plant life, royalty and represents the Quetzal (national bird of Guatemala) Moreover, as part of a beauty ritual, women in Guatemala use the Huipil for clothing and beautiful ribbons for hair wrapping. Most women wear the ribbon around the crown of the head and then wrap it around braids in a spiral shape. Hair wraps are as beautiful and colorful as huipils with different patterns and embroideries.** - Image #3 <@679022571152343040>
Ottoniel Chavajay. El Mercado. In traditional Guatemalan clothing. Pacaya volcano in background. In 8k, Oil painting. Each Guatemalan huipil has specific colors and designs that serve as a visual representation of the Mayan symbology and cosmovision. Weavers choose motifs and patterns that represent the history, traditions, and beliefs of specific indigenous communities. The design of a huipil is so carefully chosen that they allow you to know the indigenous community where it was made just by looking at the colors and motifs The most common colors in huipiles are blue, red, yellow, black, white, and green. The embroidered designs can have animal, plant, or astrologyrelated motifs. Interpretation of designs and color symbolism varies depending on the community where the piece was woven. It is generally believed that each color symbolizes the following Blue The sky and water Red Sunrise, daytime, and energy and power Yellow The sun and corn Black Sunset, nighttime, death, recovery, and war. White Air, spirituality, and hope Green Plant life, royalty and represents the Quetzal national bird of Guatemala Moreover, as part of a beauty ritual, women in Guatemala use the Huipil for clothing and beautiful ribbons for hair wrapping. Most women wear the ribbon around the crown of the head and then wrap it around braids in a spiral shape. Hair wraps are as beautiful and colorful as huipils with different patterns and embroideries.