Floor Loom Weaver © Marilyn Anderson. Linocut, 10″ x 12 3/4″
Maya men, and increasingly, women, in many different towns use the floor treadle loom whose origin dates from after the 1524 Spanish invasion of Guatemala. These weavers produce many kinds of cloth including large quantities of corte, the traditional ikat (jaspé ) wrap–around skirt worn by women throughout Guatemala. Looms of different sizes and types are used –– from simple four harness, to multiharness draw looms and even Jacquard looms.