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What did the Mayans wear?

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There was a dramatic difference between the clothes of Maya men and those worn by the women.

The men wore just a traditional cotton breechclout, sometimes with a sleeveless cotton shirt, but often without. Sandals were worn on the feet, usually with a distinctive wide strip of leather around the heel. Hair could be long and loose or worked into complex styles. Priests, royalty and nobles wore stiff capes or cloaks fastened on one shoulder and elaborate headgear in the shape of animals, birds or human figures, decorated with feathers.

Women were covered from neck to ankles in a blouse and a long wrap-around skirt worn with a sash.

All clothes were woven by the women, often with coloured threads or elaborate patterns worked into the cloth.

Men commonly wore nose-ornaments and elaborate earrings.

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The mayans wore head dresses with feathers on them and they dressed up like lepoards.

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