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We express ourselves through our designs, through our dress - our huipil for instance, is like an image of our ancestors. They are like the saints of Catholic Action. This is where you see the mixture of Catholicism and our own culture. We feel very Catholic because we believe in the Catholic religion but, at the same time, we feel very Indian, proud of our ancestors. |
| Woman's ceremonial sobrehuipile (overblouse) from Sololá | Text by Rigoberta Menchú, 'I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala " |
Photographic image from archive of Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena |