Traditional Guatemalan Jewelry

Ancient mayan jade stone.

Traditional guatemalan jewelry.

While the demand for woven textiles has changed over time traditional weaving is still sometimes used to make items like wraps skirts ponchos and household textiles. Traditional woolen blankets of the highlands region are also well known. Guatemalan beaded wide glass and crystal multicolored 12 strands design necklace hand crafted glass beads and stone chips. Abundance of gold during their flourishing years enabled the mayan to make a lot of jewellery from gold.

These gorgeous handmade wool belts look amazing with jeans or over a simple dress. A wide variety of pottery is produced and is used for utilitarian purposes or have ritualistic significance. The women also wear a huipil a traditional square cut blouse made with embroidered designs. In addition to these gemstones obsidian a black volcanic glass and jade a rich green stone are both commonly found in traditional mexican jewelry.

During the latter period of the mayan settlement the jewelery was made from gold silver bronze copper and jade. Red jasper polished to a high shine jasper is an incredibly durable stone used for beaded necklaces pendants and other pieces of jewelry. Our jewelry collection is an earthy dream with bright accents in glass metal and semi precious stones. Grey and metallic beaded wrap bracelet from guatemala.

Blue and yellow art glass sea turtle pendant necklace. These costumes vary a lot and it depends on the region each design has been influenced by history. Wood carvings hand crafted toys beaded jewelry leather products etc are also produced by the country s craftsmen. Enameled sterling silver costa rican macaw earrings.

Among the most common jewelry traded by the mayans was jade jewelry. Performance arts in guatemala. The traditional guatemalan clothing is well known to be perhaps the most colorful of all the typical costumes in latin america in particular the highlands of guatemala are the most popular ones. Motifs of mexican jewelry.

These one of a kind upcycled caps are made in a fair trade workshop from traditional guatemalan blouses. A shawl drapes over one shoulder which can be used to carry a. The most famous woven garment from guatemala is the huipil a style of woman s blouse. As a rule jade was considered a highly valuable item in other cultures where it was worn by the nobility and royalty.

Since jade was predominantly found in mayan lands mayans would trade it to other non mayan cultures in return for products they needed. For example in nebaj a town located in the altos cuchumatanes mountains the mayan language of ixil is spoken. The women honor their ancestors by wearing a red corte skirt with yellow stripes held up by a woven faja belt or sash. You can find huipils for sale in guatemala or occasionally.