Ceremonial altar tablecloth for cofradía

It can be supposed - by the size - that the piece was made for a small altar or for use in a confraternity seat. The base fabric is made industrially with an added piece of commercial lace. The embroidery work is execute with silk thread. The main iconographic elements are three flower vases, similar to the ones embroidered on the Cantel overblouse. They are connected by a blue line, which may be interpreted as a river or a line of hills, and surrounded by swans or ducks, women and flowers. Above the folwer vases, we can see Sobre los floreros vemos monstrances, flotating freely, and flowers. The same iconography appears in the designs with supplementary weft, in ceremonial huipils, napkins and tablecloths from San Pedro, as well as in ceremonial textiles from Quetzaltenango (Quetzaltenango). The naive design style appears in embroidery in which the artist does not feel limited by mere geometry of the supplementary weft pattern.