The Mayans were extraordinary artists, who left the evidence of their skills in buildings and other works of great beauty. Through inscriptions on walls, stelae and burial stones, we can reconstruct entire dynasties of governors and give them credit for their works. In painting such as those of Bonampak important events were registered. Even today the textile designs of the modern-day Maya offer a glimpse of their cosmovision. In chiapas the legacy of the ancient Maya is manifest in the traditional garmets worn by the inhabitants of Zinacantan, San Andres Larrainzar, Chenalho and the Tenejapa which are almost identical to clothing that appears in scenes carved on lintels and bas-reliefs in the arquaeological sites of Yaxchilan and Bonampak.
Indigenous costumes vary according to the ethnic group in question.
The different costumes might be described as variations on a similar theme adapted to the varying climatic conditions.