The Maya Indians would weave and embroider some of the same design motifs that have been popular since the Classic period (AD 150-900). Images on ceramics, lintels, stelae, and wall murals show designs used in textiles. Most design ideas came from natural surroundings including hills or snakes, flowers, and wildlife.
On the walls on Bonampak, there are a lot of murals that show the clothing designs of the Maya. The dignitary in the image below can be seen with jade ear spools, a jade necklace with medallions, and jaguar skin around his hair.
Emmashavrick, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Elements of design used by the Mayan people
Sky Band The sky band is a long band composed of a series of rectangles representing celestial bodies. The ancient Maya used this symbol to act as bases, platforms, or thrones on Codex style vases.
Toads Toads were common in Maya design. They were associated with rain and fertility. In the Lowlands, the coming of rain was announced by the toads and their croaking sound. The toad sang at the mouth of the Earthlord’s mountain cave. The Earthlord’s daughters fluffed cotton which was transformed by a bolt of lightning into rain clouds. Toads were believed to be the guardians of the rain god’s cave.
Diamond/Universe/4 Corners The diamond-shaped design may have been the most common. It was simple to weave and embroider. The shape of the diamond represented the four corners of the Maya world. Each corner represented one of the four cardinal directions: east, north, west, and south. Inside the center was another smaller diamond or geometric shape that represented the sun.
Crosses Crosses represented the four corners of the earth north, south, east, and west. They represented the world tree with its branches and roots through the layers of the universe. In many modern Maya villages, the cross contains protective powers and is placed at crossroads or sacred areas of the natural landscape.
Zig Zag The Zig Zag symbolized “cerritos” (little hills), “lukol” (squiggly), or “be chon” (path of the snake).
Examples pictures of these textile patterns can be seen at this site. Just scroll through and look at the pictures if you’d like a visual representation of the patterns.
(Adapted from source)