Wrap skirt decorated with Jaspe (ikat)

The wrapskirt (corte in Spanish) is woven with cotton in a step loom. The skirt consists of two woven pieces of textile that are sewn together by machine. Furthermore, some of the cotton threads used have been dyed using the Jaspe technique (also known as the Ikat technique). Jaspe is a dyeing technique in knots with which decorative motifs are produced. It involves covering specific areas of the thread (by knotting the thread at specific points) to prevent these areas from becoming coloured when the thread is dipped in the dye. When the knots are undone, after dyeing, the thread contains dyed and unpainted segments. During weaving, figures are formed with these threads.A wrap skirt is used by women only 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. This wraparound skirt is intended for everyday use.‖ The wraparound skirt is woven in the colors green, orange, purple, red and black. There are stripes with figures all over.\Almolonga is a municipality of the department of Quetzaltenango. It covers a territory of 20 km² and is located at 2,251 m above sea level. The name of this municipality comes from the Nahuatl language. In its entirety, Almolonga means 'the place where the spring occurs'. The municipality of Almolonga existed before the conquest of 1524, and it was enrolled in the city of Quetzaltenango on August 27, 1839.The residents of Almolonga are horticulturalists. They devote much of their time to agriculture, as it is the main income of families. The predominant language in Almolonga is Quiché, as 86.36% of the population speaks this language. The other 10.92% also speak Quiché, Spanish and to a lesser extent Mam. The Quichean language and the Mam language belong to the Quichean-Mamean sub-family of the Mayan language family. The last information on the number of inhabitants dates from 2007. In that year Almolonga had 32.047 inhabitants (16.071 non Maya and 15.976 Maya).