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Ancient Mayan Clothing
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Materials Used
• Cotton and hemp were often used in Ancient Mayan clothing.
• It was important that their clothing would keep them cool and comfortable in the hot, tropical climates.
• Before the clothes were woven, the fibres were dyed.
• The clothes were heavily patterned, colourful and bold.
• Mayan clothes were loose and worn draped over the body.
• They would often be layered with one item of clothing sitting on top of another.
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Which of these materials do you think would be used for Mayan
clothing and why?
1 2
54
3
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Answer:
1 2
54
3
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Women’s Clothing
• Women’s clothes often consisted of a draped top with a long wraparound skirt.
• Women accessorised with woven sashes and there would then be additional wraps and scarves over the top and around the hips.
• Shawls and cloaks were used in colder weather.
• Loose dresses worn by women would often reach their ankles.
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Women’s Clothing Example
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Men’s Clothing
• Men wore wraparound skirts or kilts and sometimes carried a bag with them.
• It was common for men to wear turban on their head made of colourful cloth.
• Like the women, they wore cloaks in colder weather.
• A blanket called a manta was worn in colder weather by both women and men to wrap around their shoulders.
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Men’s Clothing Example
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Similarities and Differences
Men Women
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Similarities and Differences: Answer
Men Women
Wore kilts
Sometimes wore a bag
Sometimes wore turbans
Skirts were long
Woven sashes
Wore manta
Wore cloaks
Wore skirts
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Decorative Features and Jewellery
• Embroidery was a common feature of Ancient Mayan clothing.
• Many Mayan people wore sandals made out of deerskin.
• Jewellery worn depended on wealth and importance.
• Richer Mayans wore gold, silver, copper and gemstone jewellery and jewellery made from shells; it was common for richer Mayans to wear jewellery carved from jade.
• Poorer Mayan jewellery would be made of sticks, stones and clay.
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Jewellery: Richer or Poorer?
For each of the items on the following slides, decide whether you think a richer or poorer Mayan would
wear it.
Explain your reasons
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Jewellery: Richer or Poorer?
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Jewellery: Answer
Poorer (use of bone)
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Jewellery: Richer or Poorer?
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Jewellery: Answer
Richer (use of jade beads)
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Jewellery: Richer or Poorer?
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Jewellery: Answer
Richer (use of precious metals and gemstones)
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Jewellery: Richer or Poorer?
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Jewellery: Answer
Poorer (use of wood)
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Jewellery: Richer or Poorer?
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Jewellery: Answer
Richer (use of shell)
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Mayan Jewellery Design
Design an item of jewellery for:1) A richer Ancient Mayan2) A poorer Ancient Mayan
Remember to label the materials used and, underneath, give a justification as to why each
material has been used
Think carefully about the designs used and ensure you justify your choices
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Nobles’ Clothing
• Only Nobles were allowed to wear feathers. Some wore them in their hair and some added them to their hats. This made their hats taller.
• A feather from a very rare bird called a quetzal would be worn to signify that a person was royal.
• If somebody who was not a noble were to use feathers, they could be killed!
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If these Ancient Mayan people
were nobles, how might their appearance
change? Which extra accessories might they need?
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Additional Facts
• Important Mayans would wear a bird beak on their nose. They might also use body ink as a form of tattoo.
• There were special clothes for festival days and these clothes would be carefully cared for to keep them looking bright and fresh.
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Why do you think quetzal feathers were so desirable as accessories to be worn by royal
Mayan?
If you were to design an
accessory for a royal Mayan using quetzal feathers, what would it look
like?