Fajas, bandas and cintas correspond in style to the rest of the clothing made in a particular village.  Fajas and bandas are more utilitarian than cintas.  These sashes may be as narrow as one inch in width or as wide as ten inches in width.  They are worn wrapped around the waist in order to hold a skirt or pants in place.  Cintas, typically no wider than one inch, are decorative hair ribbons worn exclusively by women.  The cinta is braided or wound into the hair and then manipulated into various styles.  The manner in which the cinta is worn—twisted, wrapped, knotted, straight on the head or tilted—indicates not only the woman’s home village, but may also indicate age and marital status.  Cintas may measure up to ten yards in length.  Some are made up of multicolored bands of silk floss, others feature elaborate pompons at the end.

Worn by both men and women, the tzute is the most versatile and utilitarian article of clothing in the traditional Guatemalan costume.  Tzutes can be used as handkerchiefs, coverings for food in transport, or may be folded on top of the head for shelter from the sun.  They can be used as veils, used to bundle market goods, arranged into a pouch, or arranged around the body to carry a heavy load.  When not in use, they are usually draped over one shoulder.  Ceremonially, tzutes are used to wrap important religious figures and staffs.  Most tzutes are square and have simple hemmed edges, yet some may be rectangular in shape and have fringe at the edges.  These are referred to as perrajes