Collection place: Quiché Department, Guatemala and Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala / Function: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Quiché Department, Guatemala Collection place Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala Function 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Hearst Museum object titled Bolsa, accession number 3-29884, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, one piece handsewn together on one side and bottom, wars cut, sewn together.

Hearst Museum object titled Hairband, accession number 3-29943, described as Cinta de Pelo, mujer: Hair ornament, woman's. Bankstrap loomed, warp-faced plain weave, single-faced supplementary weft brocading, one piece. Ends machine and hand-stitched, five tassels at each end. 376 x 50.5 cm. Cotton, 3 singles in red, cotton 2 two-ply in brown, maroon, purple, fuchsia, yellow, white, turquoise, green, dark and light orange, red, coral. Supplementary weft in cotton 4 two-ply yellow, purple, violet, dark green, white, turquoise, orange, coral, maroon, red. Silk or rayon 6 two-ply off-white, violet, turquoise, dark green. Iconography is geometric, stripes, diamonds and abstract forms. Warp-striped textile with single-faced supplementary weft brocading at each end, five tassels inserted through textile at each end, where textile has been folded back onto itself and sewn down, forming a point. Fancy tassels are 113/8" long, consisting of a stiff wrapped "stem" with a pom pom attached at the end. Each pompom composed mostly of thick 3-ply monochrome acrylic yarn, intermixed with finer plied multicolored yarns (cotton?). Very good condition.

Hearst Museum object titled Sarape, accession number 3-213, described as Man’s zarape (Cotton basketweave dark and light blue stripes. Cut warp is fringe on ends. 2 strips of fabric stitched together lengthwise. 1m 60 cm long, 80 cm wide).

Hearst Museum object titled Servilleta, accession number 3-217, described as Servillete for man’s headdress (Red cotton basketweave. Yellow, green, orange and white plaid. Brocaded designs in yellow and orange cotton, purple and light green silk. Warp ends cut and twisted to form fringe. 10 cm on each end. 81 x 75 cm).

Hearst Museum object titled Waist band, accession number 3-34, described as Man’s waist band (faja); 3-33 red cotton striped with blue and yellow; yellow, green, orange and white brocade; fringed ends; 2 m 26 cm long, 26.5 cm wide; 3-34 red cotton with blue, red and yellow stripes; yellow, green and orange brocade; ends macraméd, then braided; approximately 2 m 60 cm, 29 cm wide

Hearst Museum object titled Waist band, accession number 3-33, described as Man’s waist band (faja); 3-33 red cotton striped with blue and yellow; yellow, green, orange and white brocade; fringed ends; 2 m 26 cm long, 26.5 cm wide; 3-34 red cotton with blue, red and yellow stripes; yellow, green and orange brocade; ends macraméd, then braided; approximately 2 m 60 cm, 29 cm wide