Books worth reading:

These books are out of print, but can sometimes be found used through eBay or Amazon.com. Another great way to search for used books is through Alibris.

1) Threads of Identity: Mayan Costume of the 1960's in Highland Guatemala by Patricia B. Altman
2) Mayan Culture and Costume: A Catalog of the E.B. Ricketson Collection by Christine Conte
3) U Cayibal Atziak: Images in Guatemalan Weavings by Italo Morales Hidalgo
4) The Embroidery of Mexico and Guatemala by Frances Schaill Goodman
5) Indian Crafts of Guatemala and El Salvador by Lilly de Jongh Osborne
6) A Century of Change in Guatemalan Textiles by Ann Pollard Rowe
7) Indian Costumes from Guatemala by Krystyna Deuss


These books are currently in print and can be purchased through Amazon.com

Maya Textiles of Guatemala: Gustavus A. Eisen Collection by Margot Blum Schevill


Textiles from Guatemala by Ann Hecht


Guatemala Rainbow by Gianni Vecchiato


Weaving Identities: Construction of Dress and Self in Highland Guatemala by Carole Hendrickson


The Maya Textile Tradition by Jeffrey J. Foxx