FROM: ALTA VERAPAZ Y BAJA VERAPAZ

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Departments of Alta and Baja Verapaz

Within the Department of Alta Verapaz, the Cobán area stands out, in which the huipiles used by women differ from those of other departments because they are shorter, and made of a more delicate fabric. They are known as kembilz or pikbil.

The huipil is adorned with varied figures, among which the tobacco blanket is included. It represents the beauty, the purity and, in short, the modesty of women through representative drawings of nature and a cut that symbolizes the sky, the darkness and the four carnal points.

The huipil is accompanied by a wide skirt or traditional cut that is usually dark blue, thanks to which a combination is obtained that draws attention by the contrast between the colors and the texture of the skirt and the huipil.

Under the skirt, it is common for the woman seen with a petticoat (female underwear) of green color, although there are also white or red, decorated with wide or small stripes. Married women wear a wool headdress known as tupui or tupuy, which symbolizes the coral snake, considered the messenger of the gods.






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