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Start Over Loans S1993-1994 #4: Blackhawk Museums (August 31, 1993–March 16, 1994)
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-14987, described as Woman’s skirt. Blue with thin white stripes. Wool yarn border trim. Date collected: June, 1956.
Hearst Museum object titled Sombrero, accession number 3-107, described as Sombrero of native Indian
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29983, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; end selvages loom-finished; commercial tape ties 10" long at top; tape is hand-stitched on sides and along bottom. 73.5 cm x 49.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Delantal de Santo/Saint's Apron. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 8 singles and 1 two-ply in yellow. Cotton: 12 singles in red, yellow; Sedalina: 4 two-ply in lavender, green, red, dark blue; 8 two-ply yellow; silk floss in magenta and purple. Contest of use: Collected by Miguel Hun and donated to the museum in 1991. There is a variety of supp weft yarns including silk, sedalina, and cotton. Faded blue commercial bias tape is hand-stitched down with blue yarn on sides and bottom; weaver probably embroidered these words in cursive, "Clemente Suburjuz, 9 de Febrero de 1949 o 1950" across two bottom zones of yellow background. Yellow color looks similar to one Arriola de Geng identified as "old." Hun wrote: "It was aquired in 1981-1982. I used to call is "El Engano (The Deceit) because Flor from the Ixchel Museum told me it was recently made. As I recall it has silk mixed with cotton in its brocade. It makes me think that the aprin was in fact authentic, because of the silk itself. The apron comes from the San Juan and San Pedro Sacatepequez area which makes it of Kakchikel origin. As you well know, aprons are used to cover the saint's sculpture in the cofradia. 1st row: stars--Venus. 2nd row: peacocks, 3rd row: probably worms typical of the area, 4th row: turkeys, chompipes, 5th row: horses, caballos, 6th row: hens or roosters, gallinas or gallos.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-15638, described as Small white cloth with large & small female figures in embroidery
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-28108, described as textile square. Cotton, silk. Plain weave, warp faced, on-lay brocaded, tassels. Red, black pin stripe, varicolored designs. Geometric motives. 31 inches x 35 inches
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-23487, described as Woman's tzute; two-width, finely woven cotton warp face; red center; narrow warp stripes; bands of birds alternate with bands of flowers; "R.S.L 1925" embroidered on one piece; 67.3 x 82.5 cm length.
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-16201, described as Tzute (headpiece) or servillete. Red cotton; black warp stripes; varicolored embroidery and brocade designs; orange tassels at corners; seamed up the middle.
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-23460, described as Man’s tzute (shawl?); red cotton warp face; 3 thin blue warp stripes to each width; brocading similar to 3-23459 except done in cotton; main colors are blue & orange; thin orange cotton tassels from each corner.
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-41, described as Man’s headdress (xute); white cotton; plain weave; brocaded in red and yellow cotton; stitched together with violet silk thread; long red tassels on corners; approximately 65 cm x 60 cm; major motif chickens and corn in inlaid brocade, also two-headed bird; 2 pieces put together
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-28106, described as Kerchief. Cotton, silk. Plain weave, brocaded; four tassels at corners. White ground with red and magenta designs. Geometric motifs. See Fig. 84e, Textiles of Highland Guatemala 34 inches x 31 inches

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