Man's bag, 20th century, 14 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. ( x cm)32 x 1 in. ( x cm) (object part, strap), Cotton; knitting, weaving, Guatemala, 20th century, Men in Chichicastenango no longer wear traje as everyday clothing, but their ceremonial traje is among the most spectacular in the Guatemala highlands. Loosely patterned after a Spanish matador's costume, the heavy woolen jacket and pants are opulently embroidered in silk or sedalina (synthetic silk) floss. One large red tzute is carefully arranged as a head covering, while additional tzutes may be worn over the shoulders

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