To wear Maya traje is to say to ourselves and to others: I am Maya, we are Maya, we continue and will continue being Maya.

Man's traje from Todos Santos Cuchumatán: sombrero (hat), camisa (shirt), pantalones (pants), sobrepantalones (overpants), and crochet bag

Text from Cholb'äl Samaj

translated by Carol Hendrickson, "Weaving Identities"

Photographic image by Mynor Ixcot

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