Clothing of the Maya

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Due to the temperate type of weather of the Mayalarge scale, and women were busy with weaving.
territory, there hadn’t existed a need inAuthorities believe that cotton was cultivated for
clothes as defense from the elements. Maya clothesnobility and clerics. At the same time as the clothing
were some sorts of adornment and the mostof the farmers was plain, that of the rich was a
amazing clothing was for the cleric. The Mayagreat deal brighter and elaborates. Even though their
dignitaries wore big earplugs, beads, shields,garments were thin, the Maya were partial to
decorations attached to the mouth, nose, hands,personal decoration. The masses wore knick-knacks
waist, legs were worn for stunning effect. Mayanof stone, bone, wood, mainly on their faces. For
farmersdid not wear much. The male had a plainnobility, the adornments were made of metal and
loincloth or somewhat a band of cloth that wassometimes jade. Besides, they filed down their teeth
winded around their waist. A number of them at leastand at times covered the ones with plates made of
had moccasins made of deer skin. The femalewhat considered to be valuable stones, for example
possessed two items of clothing a length ofobsidian, iron pyrites as well as most precious kinds
ornamented material with holes made for arms andof jade. They used paint in a very impressive way on
head, well-known as a kub. Male and female used atheir bodies, it could be applied using ceramic slices
heavier rectangle of material famous as a manta,dipped in the pot with the paint. The hues of the
that functioned as an overwrap on cool days, and aspaints meant a lot.
blanket at night. The manta served as a blind across