Sergio Castro's Museum of Highland Chiapas / P2030001
photos by Don and Lois Porter
2/18/2002

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This feathered wedding garment originated with the Aztecs, not the Maya. The few women who specialize in making these huipils in the village of Zinacantan are the only remaining producers of these amazing articles. Each one takes many months to make. They are worn only for weddings, and during the festival of San Sebastian in January.