The Maya woman's skirt (refrajo) is commonly referred to as a 'corte'. Corte comes from the verb cortar, meaning 'to cut'. The fabric is a cut (or length) of cloth which is typically handwoven on a foot powered treadle loom. Though the styles vary, the most common are floor length and tube shaped, worn tightly wrapped around the hips and secured at the waist with a sash. Because most cortes are simply large, flat pieces of fabric, they are commonly used for many different projects such as clothing, curtains, upholstery, etc.

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Godinez Corte $64.00	Godinez Corte $55.00	Nahuala Corte $45.00	Nahuala Corte $45.00
Quetzaltenango Corte $160.00	Quetzaltenango Corte $120.00	San Cristobal Totonicapan Corte $70.00	San Francisco el Alto Corte $140.00
San Francisco el Alto Corte $160.00	San Francisco el Alto Corte $160.00	San Francisco el Alto Corte $145.00	San Francisco el Alto Corte $180.00
San Francisco Totonicapan Corte $100.00	San Juan Ostuncalco Corte $80.00	San Juan Ostuncalco Corte $90.00	San Juan Ostuncalco Corte $70.00
San Juan Sacatepequez Corte $80.00	San Juan Sacatepequez Corte $85.00	San Juan Sacatepequez Corte $90.00	San Juan Sacatepequez Corte $75.00
San Juan Sacatepequez Corte $90.00	San Martin Jilotepequez Corte $44.00	San Pedro Almolonga Corte $60.00	San Pedro Almolonga Corte $80.00
San Pedro Sacatepequez San Marcos Corte $50.00	San Pedro Sacatepequez San Marcos Corte $62.00	Santa Catarina Zunil Corte $65.00	Santa Catarina Zunil Corte $55.00
Santo Domingo Sacapulas Corte $52.00	Tecpan Corte $48.00	Totonicapan Corte $65.00	Totonicapan Corte $55.00

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