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Santa Catarina Palopo

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Patzun

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Santiago Atitlan

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Doll Clothes for 18" Dolls such as Josefina
 - Traje(Traditional Mayan Outfits)

These outfits are designed to fit 18 inch dolls such as American Girl©  Doll Josefina.  Each outfit includes:

  1. Huipil (blouse);  Corte (skirt) and Faja (simple belt or sash). 

The huipils (blouses) are primarily hand-woven to size on a back-strap loom or pieced together from older hand-woven huipils. As traditional, the skirt material is generally made on a treadle loom.  We guarantee satisfaction1*.   Jewelry and other accessories can be purchased separately.  Each piece is hand-made.  Thus colors, size and designs will vary.  The pictures indicate the type of items we carry and we try to keep them up to date, but our stock is always changing. If you have questions, please contact us at lynn@terraexperience.com. If you would like, we can confirm that we have the item pictured in stock or send you a scan of other options we do have.  
The outfits look great on Hispanic Dolls such as Josefina or other 18" Dolls.
 FAQ:    Where Can I find a 16 or 18" Multicultural or Ethnic Doll that fits Terra Experience Doll Clothes?  Answer

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Guatemala Village --- Description of Outfit Price     Product #
 

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Chajul 18" Doll Outfit  ---    The weavings are colorful and usually include birds, horses, butterflies, or other animals patterns woven into the fabric.  The These doll huipils are made women in a small village in the Chajul area to help pay for their schools and children's educations.
  

$25.00 

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fbb.JPG (40832 bytes) Chichicastenango 18" Doll Outfit  ---  Chichicastenango's (or Chichi's) weavings are well known because of its major biweekly market that attracts people from around the world.  The weavings are colorful and usually include geometric patterns woven into the fabric.  The Maya Tradition's designed huipil is woven by a women's group specifically for dolls.

$28.00 (B)

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 b31.JPG (38765 bytes) Coban 18" Doll Outfit  ---  The "Huipil" or blouse was made for a small Mayan baby in the Coban area of Guatemala. The cloth is commercially made and suits Coban’s warm humid weather. The neck opening and armholes are hand-embroidered with row of small design geometric and floral elements in a variety of colors. The Huipil is worn with a colorful skirt made of treadle-loomed cloth.

$25.00 (A)

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bac.JPG (38886 bytes) Nahuala or Santa Catarina Ixahuacan 18" Doll Outfit --- the huipils from these neighboring pueblos are hand-woven on a back-strap loom by weavers specifically for an 18" doll. The design for this distinctive huipil comes in red, burgundy, or purple and is brocaded into the weave.   The skirt is most often a dark blue morga with a randa (colorful stitched seam). Many of the huipils are made by a woman's group that works with Maya Traditions. $28.00 (B)

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b62.JPG (32285 bytes) Patzun 18" Doll Outfit ---  the huipil is usually a shade of red and is hand-woven on a back strap loom often with small vertical stripes.  Around the neck opening are colorful flowers and "feather" designs that are beautifully hand-embroidered.  The skirt is most often a dark blue morga..  

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$25-$28.00 (B)

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9d7.JPG (40658 bytes) Panajachel 18" Doll Outfit ---  beautiful traditional designs of Quetzels, stalks of corn (maize) and cats are brocaded (woven) into the design of these Panajachel Doll Huipils.  These are woven on a backstrap loom specifically for your doll.  The skirt is most often a dark blue morga. We use various red sashes for the belt. $28.00 (C*)

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Quezaltenango 18" Doll Outfit --- probably made on a treadle loom, the bright red huipil provides a distinct contrast from the skirt. The skirt has white jaspe (ikat) design woven into the treadle loomed cloth.

out of stock (except for 23" doll)

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33f3.JPG (47069 bytes) San Antonio Aguas Caliente 18" Doll Outfit --- This village is considered to have some of the finest weavers in Guatemala.  Its huipil has designs woven or brocaded into the fabric.  Some have zigzag designs, other flowers and other designs.  The skirts are often most often treadle-loomed with many colors and jaspe design.  $25.00 (B*)

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2ef6.JPG (42185 bytes) San Antonio Palopo 18" Doll Outfit --- the huipil is tightly woven with red, green and blue stripes with a navy morga.  The colorful sash belt is traditional. $25.00 (A)
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San Juan La Laguna 18" Doll Outfit --- the huipil is red with a colorful embroidered neck.  The skirt is usually a dark blue or black.   The daughter of the woman who weaves the huipiles is shown on the right.  Click on the picture of the daughter to see more pictures of the family.  The mother has diabetes and the weaving the outfits has helped with medical costs. $25.00
 
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2f56.JPG (60696 bytes) San Juan and San Raimundo Sacatepeque 18" Doll Outfit --- These neighboring pueblos speak Cakchiquel and have strong bold colors and designs on their huipils. Favorite shades include contrasting colors of yellow/gold and purple/violet. The traditional skirts is a black and white corte woven on a foot or treadle loom. We now have two styles of handwoven doll outfits made especially for Terra Experience   $25.00 

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San Lucas Toliman traje-w red & white.JPG (11911 bytes) San Lucas Toliman 18" Doll Outfit --- hand-woven on a back-strap loom by women from a woman's group sponsored by a local women's health clinic.  The red and white stripe is traditional for the village, although in recent times many other colors are now used as well as different types of skirts.  Check out the animal figures. $25-28.00 (B)

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 fac.JPG (40345 bytes) Santa Catarina Palopo 18" Doll Outfit ---  hand-woven on a back-strap loom, these huipils come in beautiful shades of blue, turquoise and greens.   Be sure to check out the picture of the women who wove many of these huipils. The blue skirt contains ikat designs. More  pictures and options

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 santiago atitlan, doll clothes market scene.JPG (31153 bytes) Santiago Atitlan 18" Doll Outfit --- these huipils have wonderful hand-embroidered birds and flowers on the back-strap loomed material. The material is usually usually white or light blue.   The skirt is often red with an jaspe (ikat) design.  The apron and basket can be purchased separately (see accessories).

$28.00

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A few "seconds" now available $22.50

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 e87.JPG (39677 bytes) Solola 18" Traditional Doll Outfit --- Finely hand-woven and embroidered by woman's group in Solola, Guatemala. This is a very authentic  outfit designed by Maya Traditions. Solola is one of the few villages that have blouses with sleeves. The skirt is a wrap-around of the older traditional black and white "morga" skirt. The belt is woven to scale.  $28.00 (B)

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 Solola traje-p.JPG (15113 bytes) Solola 18" Doll Outfit --- pieced from an older huipil, the huipils are generally mixtures of red, white, blue similar to that shown in the picture with an amazing variety of embroidered designs added to the cloth after it is woven. The skirt is most often navy or black with striped designs. You can purchase the basket separately (see accessories). $25.00 (A)
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Tactic 18" Doll Outfit --- pieced from older huipils these blouses generally come in various combinations of red, blue and other colors with a fine weave.   The skirt is a very full red draw skirt that has twice the amount of fabric as many other skirts.  Click on the picture to see examples of other weavings done in the pueblo $28.00 (A)

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Todos Santos Doll Outfit --- pieced from an older huipils these blouses generally come in various combinations of pink, red and blue with a fine weave.   The skirt is usually a blue morga.  Click on the picture to see examples of other weavings done in the village  $25-28.00 (A)

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