Collection place: Guatemala / Taxon: Dactylopius coccus / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cinta, accession number 3-32182, described as Cinta, handwoven band, burgundy wool of natural dyes indigo and cochineal. Some fraying shows what appears to be white warp and weft base cloth, overlaid with burgundy wool and black selvage stripes.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17, described as Woman’ shirt (huipil); white cotton; brocaded with red and yellow; stitched in dark blue; appliqued in dark blue ribbon; approximately 78 cm long, 96 cm wide For the color red the fiber is silk and the dye result is cochineal