Red wrapskirt with jasmine

The wrapskirt is woven with cotton in a step loom. A wrap skirt is used only by women to cover the lower part of the body (hips, legs). In terms of function, it is similar to the skirt. A wraparound skirt is a square or rectangular piece of textile that is rolled around the body.The wraparound skirt consists of one strip and is machine stitched together. The main color is red, with distant thin yellow weft stripes. Jaspe weft threads have also been used here and there, creating parallel yellow stripes and also grouped together. Jaspe is a dyeing technique in knots where decorative motifs are produced. In this technique, specific parts of the thread are covered (by knotting the thread at specific places) to prevent these parts from becoming coloured when the thread is immersed in the paint. When the knots are undone, after dyeing, the thread contains dyed and unpainted segments. During weaving, figures are formed with these threads. \The pattern is characteristic of Nebaj.Purchased for Q 9, - in the shop at the Museo Ixchel in Guatemala City.‖ Nebaj is located in the department of El Quiché. In 2007, Nebaj had a population of 70,456, of which 66,710 belonged to the Ixil culture.