San Mateo de Mar - The Huaves are a small indigenous group who live in a protected area surrounded by Zapotec and Zoque towns. They actually live on a peninsula that forms part of the bay near Salina Cruz. They have adopted the day to day dress of the nearby Zapotec, but have a wonderful hand woven costume that is traditional with purple dyed brocade huipil. Recently there has been a movement to save the weaving in the villages and they name weave table cloths, bags, napkins, curtains and tortilla cloths using traditional designs.

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This young Huave girl was not wearing a costume.		 huaverancho
The court yard of the family we were visiting in San Mateo. Most houses are very open since the climate is extremely hot. 		huipilbuy
A friend and a huipil we purchased during our visit to the village.
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Both plain and printed store bought material are used for the day to day dress. The day to day costume can vary but they are all very attractive. 		weaving1
These are various examples of Huave weaving from the weaving collective located in San Mateo. 		weaving3
A variety of traditional Huave designs woven at weaving collective.