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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29982, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warps ends cut and uncut creating a 7" fringe on each end;cut warp fringe is knotted in places. 300 cm x 18 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: cotton: 3 singles, red; 2 two-ply in red and blue. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun in the 1980s (faja woven in 1985) and donated to the museum in 1991. Knots in red wefts appear on both sides of this piece. Parallel thin blue warp stripes evenly spaced on red background; cut fringe end is knotted. Present from Nimakachi family (Hun).

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29991, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and crocheted into tassels with pompoms added. 159.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Native name and meaning: Faja, Hombre/ Man's belt. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 4 singles in red; mercerized cotton (sedalina?): 2 two-ply in yellow, maroon, orange, gold; 4 two-ply in orange, purple, aqua; 6 two-ply in light and dark green, light and dark blue and white. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, who donated it to the museum in 1991. This faja has 2 areas of supp. weft multicolored yarns: one area is 15 inches in length and the other is 9.5 inches. Warps are crocheted into 10 tabs onto which pompoms of different colors are attached. Posts are worked into crochet work on one end before the tabs and are done in multicolors; total length of fringe is 4". "Observe intricacy of tassels." (Hun) Iconography consists of diamonds, zigzags, and triangles.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 3-30037, described as glazed green

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 3-30038, described as glazed green

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 3-30039, described as glazed green

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Chicken sculpture, accession number 3-30033a, described as Sculpture, pinewood; abstract representation of chicken, hand-carved from solid block; two dowel legs inserted underside; poly-chrome stain, representing feathers and comb; height including legs 25.5 cm x length 22.5 cm

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Chicken sculpture, accession number 3-30033, described as Sculpture, pinewood; abstract representation of chicken, hand-carved from solid block; two dowel legs inserted underside; poly-chrome stain, representing feathers and comb; height including legs 25.5 cm x length 22.5 cm b) wood stand, rectangular, with holes drilled for legs; length 10.4 cm x width 5.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29984, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and uncut left unwoven to create fringe. 320 cm x 20.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 and 8 singles in white; 1 two-ply in blue, lavender, green and magenta; 3 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun who donated it to the museum in 1991. Evenly spaced .5" wide colored warp stripes on a white background. Fringes created by leaving warp ends unwoven, the white warps twisted in places with a single warp from an adjoining color warp. Orange wefts located in middle of textile is an unusual feature. Hun wrote: "It was the first piece I ever acquired. It is from circa 1973-74. I was attracted by it because of its unusual combination of colors on a white background. I bought it from a woman from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in front of the Calientes in front of the Cathedral n Antigua. This faja was not for traditional use, but rather for tourists. The threads are cotton and the colors I believe are synthetic. Kakchikel hands definitely made it.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29972, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warp ends cut; fringe at each end created by twisting cut warps (fringe is 7" long). 132 cm x 7.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja, hombre/man's belt. Materials, techniques: Wool: 1 two-ply in brown and white (white very soiled and looks tan). Embroidery in cotton: 3 singles dark blue and 6 two-ply in green. Context of use: At either end of this piece, there is darning with dark blue over the tear and green cotton stitching in double rows across end before fringe. Alternating brown and white narrow warp stripes are turned into the fringe at each end due to the cut warps. Additional white wool is introduced into the white warps at fringe ends (this wool is 2 two-ply). The cut warp ends are twisted and knotted into monochrome fringes, alternating like the stripes in white and brown tassels.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29977, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; loose warps create 4" fringe, which are uncut resulting in loose warps winding back on themselves. 107 cm x 10 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: cotton: 2 singles black; 1 two-ply in light black, grey, blue, dark and light green, brown, peach, aqua. Context of use: Even multicolored warps stripes are approximately .5" wide. Light black color predominates in this 4" wide faja; red cotton yarn is doubled and looped through middle of piece at one end. Fringe created at each end by slipping sash off the first piece I ever acquired. Its from circa 1973-74. I was attracted by it because of its unusual combination of colors on a white background. I bought it from a woman from San Antonio Aquas Calientes in front of the Cathedral in Antigua. This faja not meant for traditional use, but rather for tourists. The threads are cotton and the colors I believe are synthetic. Kachikel hands definitely made it! (Hun).

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29982, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warps ends cut and uncut creating a 7" fringe on each end;cut warp fringe is knotted in places. 300 cm x 18 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: cotton: 3 singles, red; 2 two-ply in red and blue. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun in the 1980s (faja woven in 1985) and donated to the museum in 1991. Knots in red wefts appear on both sides of this piece. Parallel thin blue warp stripes evenly spaced on red background; cut fringe end is knotted. Present from Nimakachi family (Hun).

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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29991, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and crocheted into tassels with pompoms added. 159.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Native name and meaning: Faja, Hombre/ Man's belt. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 4 singles in red; mercerized cotton (sedalina?): 2 two-ply in yellow, maroon, orange, gold; 4 two-ply in orange, purple, aqua; 6 two-ply in light and dark green, light and dark blue and white. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, who donated it to the museum in 1991. This faja has 2 areas of supp. weft multicolored yarns: one area is 15 inches in length and the other is 9.5 inches. Warps are crocheted into 10 tabs onto which pompoms of different colors are attached. Posts are worked into crochet work on one end before the tabs and are done in multicolors; total length of fringe is 4". "Observe intricacy of tassels." (Hun) Iconography consists of diamonds, zigzags, and triangles.

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Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29984, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and uncut left unwoven to create fringe. 320 cm x 20.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 and 8 singles in white; 1 two-ply in blue, lavender, green and magenta; 3 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun who donated it to the museum in 1991. Evenly spaced .5" wide colored warp stripes on a white background. Fringes created by leaving warp ends unwoven, the white warps twisted in places with a single warp from an adjoining color warp. Orange wefts located in middle of textile is an unusual feature. Hun wrote: "It was the first piece I ever acquired. It is from circa 1973-74. I was attracted by it because of its unusual combination of colors on a white background. I bought it from a woman from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in front of the Calientes in front of the Cathedral n Antigua. This faja was not for traditional use, but rather for tourists. The threads are cotton and the colors I believe are synthetic. Kakchikel hands definitely made it.

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Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29972, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warp ends cut; fringe at each end created by twisting cut warps (fringe is 7" long). 132 cm x 7.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja, hombre/man's belt. Materials, techniques: Wool: 1 two-ply in brown and white (white very soiled and looks tan). Embroidery in cotton: 3 singles dark blue and 6 two-ply in green. Context of use: At either end of this piece, there is darning with dark blue over the tear and green cotton stitching in double rows across end before fringe. Alternating brown and white narrow warp stripes are turned into the fringe at each end due to the cut warps. Additional white wool is introduced into the white warps at fringe ends (this wool is 2 two-ply). The cut warp ends are twisted and knotted into monochrome fringes, alternating like the stripes in white and brown tassels.

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Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29977, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; loose warps create 4" fringe, which are uncut resulting in loose warps winding back on themselves. 107 cm x 10 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: cotton: 2 singles black; 1 two-ply in light black, grey, blue, dark and light green, brown, peach, aqua. Context of use: Even multicolored warps stripes are approximately .5" wide. Light black color predominates in this 4" wide faja; red cotton yarn is doubled and looped through middle of piece at one end. Fringe created at each end by slipping sash off the first piece I ever acquired. Its from circa 1973-74. I was attracted by it because of its unusual combination of colors on a white background. I bought it from a woman from San Antonio Aquas Calientes in front of the Cathedral in Antigua. This faja not meant for traditional use, but rather for tourists. The threads are cotton and the colors I believe are synthetic. Kachikel hands definitely made it! (Hun).

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