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Maya Ixil Identity

	Textiles One of the sources of income along with agriculture are the textiles made by the maya Ixil women	Coffee
	Textiles The fabrics are made in waist loom
Weaving The weaving technique used allows to obtain dense textiles of high durability	Textiles In the textiles different figures and symbols typical of the region are shown	Textiles Typical fabrics are a living reflection of the Mayan Ixil identity
Washing in the river Doing laundry in a stream is a very usual activity	Laundry Women carrying their laundry clothes.	Maya Ixil agriculture
Laundry The most modern laundry places are nothing more than pumped stream water inside an open, concrete shelter.	Maya Ixil Agriculture
	Textiles The fabrics have great color and original embroidery.	Textiles Textiles can last for a 100 years and be handed down to others
Agriculture The inhabitants of the region plant corn, beans, squash, potatoes and some fruits	Typical food	Traditional clothes Women and girls are used to wear their traditional clothes
Food		Weaving materials The most traditionally used fabrics are wool and cotton
Textiles The symbols used have meanings and every generation can invent their own symbols and patterns	Back strap weaving	Corn One of the most important food resource
Boxbol A delicious traditional dish	Kids	Traditional food
Coffee Coffee is one of the main agriculture products	New soccer balls	Weaving They use the weaving techniques to create a great variety of products
Coffee Coffee selection	Coffee	Maya spiritual guides The Ixil Community has maintained a lot their traditional culture free from influences
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Mayan numbers Most Ixil people still speak the Ixil language as their first language and many still do not speak Spanish.	Weaving materials	Waist loom
	Bracelets Women make bracelets using finger weaving	Traditional food
The memory keeper and his wife The memory keeper wrote a book telling his legends and stories of the Maya Ixil	Textiles