We have weavings from the Guatemalan Highlands, which includes both everyday and ceremonial dress. The collection represents over 100 communities and spans a period of 100 years.
Communities Represented in The Guatemalan Maya Centre Textile Collection
- Acatenango
- Aguacatan
- Almolonga
- Alotenango
- Ayampuj
- Cabrican
- Cajolá
- Cantel
- Cerro de Oro
- Chajul
- Chichicastenango
- Chiché
- Chimaltenango
- Chuarrancho
- Cobán
- Colotenango
- Comalapa
- Comitancillo
- Concepción Chiquirichiapa
- Concepción Huista
- Cotzal
- Cubulco
- Cunén
- Cuyotenango
- Huitan
- Jacaltenango
- Joyabaj
- Magdalena Milpas Altas
- Mazatenango
- Mixco
- Momostenango
- Nahualá
- Nebaj
- Nejapa
- Olintepeque
- Palín
- Panajachel
- Parramos
- Patzicía
- Patzun
- Puruhla
- Quezaltenango
- Rabinal
- Sacapulas
- Salcajá
- San Andrés Itzapa
- San Andrés Sajcabaja
- San Andrés Semetebaj
- San Andrés Xecul
- San Antonio Aguas Calientes
- San Antonio Ilotenango
- San Antonio Palopó
- San Cristobal Totonicapán
- San Bartolo
- San Francisco el Alto
- San Gabriel Pansuy
- San Gaspar Ixil
- San Idelfonso Ixtahuacan
- San José Nacahuil
- San José Poaquil
- San Juan Atitán
- San Juan Chamelco
- San Juan Ixcoy
- San Juan La Laguna
- San Juan Ostuncalco
- San Juan Sacatepequez
- San Lucas Tolimán
- San Marcos La Laguna
- San Martín Sacatepéquez (Chile Verde)
- San Martín Jilotepeque
- San Mateo Ixtatán
- San Miguel Acatán
- San Miguel Chicaj
- San Pablo La Laguna
- San Pedro Carchá
- San Pedro Jocopilas
- San Pedro La Laguna
- San Pedro Necta
- San Pedro Sacatepéquez (Guatemala)
- San Pedro Sacatepéquez (San Marcos)
- San Rafael Independencia
- San Rafael Petzal
- San Raimundo
- San Sebastián Huehuetenango
- San Sebastián Retaluleu
- Santa Apolonía
- Santa Barbara Huehuetenango
- Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán Costa
- Santa Catarina Palopó
- Santa Clara La Laguna
- Santa Cruz Balanya Santa Cruz del Quiché
- Santa Cruz La Laguna
- Santa Eulalia
- Santa Lucia Utatlan
- Santa María Cauqué
- Santa María Chiquimula
- Santa María de Jesús
- Santa María Visitacíon
- Santiago Atitlán
- Santiago Chimaltenango
- Santiago Sacatepéquez
- Senahú
- Sololá
- Soloma
- Sumpango
- Tactic
- Tamahú
- Tecpán
- Todos Santos Cuchumatán
- Totonicapán
- Tucuru
- Tzununa
- Uspantán
- Xenacoj (Santo Domingo)
- Zacualpa
- Zunil
Total Number of textiles accessioned to date = 7,000 items from 115 communities
We also hold a collection of over 100 looms from various communities.