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The Mayan civilization has inhabited areas of America, especially Mexico, for many years. Today there are still tribes that keep all their features and characteristics, it was a civilization dedicated to agricultureHence, their clothing fostered such activity. In case you still don’t know and would like to learn more about this town, at OneHowTo.com we explain how the Mayans dressed.
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The mayan women They generally wore long skirts and loose cotton shirts that were covered with colored scarves to cover their shoulders. Many of these shirts were embroidered with flowers and cheerful colors.
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The mayan men they wore a special panties called “patí” with the bare chest. Always adorned with colors and embroidery giving a touch of joy to your garments.
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The nobility, much richer, she wore many garments and embroidered with stones and feathers on her clothes. In addition, they wore large belts, headdresses, sandals and all kinds of luxurious accessories that distinguished them from the lower classes.
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They used to wear a lot head ornaments, to give hair color: scarves, headbands, hats, conical caps, etc.
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The higher classes added jewelry and gold to their accessories with which they always adorned themselves, at any time of the day. They were well known for this particularity.
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In special moments when they celebrated and celebrated somewhat, they used to expand the use of jewelry and their clothing as a show of reverence. In this way, they increased the use of gold, jewelry and everything they had at hand.
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Advice
- In any American history book you can get more information about it.