Ethnographic textile production and use continued to evolve after this time, and in fact the period between 1800 and 1900 has seen the greatest change in textile productions and reasons for use. A major shortcoming of early Mayan Anthropologists was their lack of attention to many of the common aspects of life in a given culture. Archaeologists and Anthropologists in the early years of the Maya have spent most of their time trying to unlock the secrets of the great Mayan kings and their noblemen. What is missed in doing this is the fantastic array of ethnography that exists in the form of cloth produced by entire communities of weavers. Many traditions and customs of the pst two hundred years have faded.
Production still exists, and on an enormous level.
Textile production in Guatemala has become an enormous global-wide commodity. One can easily notice people using Guatemalan handbags in a traditional Dutch flower market, as well as on the streets of Guatemala. Some of the designs and motifs have become insignificant to even the people who create the weave. This is not to say that the weavers don't remember the name of the design, however under present social circumstances most Mayan weavers have little time for cultural significance. Guatemalan textiles have exchanged nearly all of their traditional historical and ethnographic significance for a major role in the increasing international market for indigenous textiles.