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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30015, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut; last 8.5" of warps on each end braided together and knotted off to create fringes. 215.5 x 6.5 cm. Woman's belt. Cotton: 1 two-ply in dark green; 1 three-ply in light green; 2 two-ply in black and white. Mercerized cotton: 5 two-ply in magenta, dark and light blue, purple, red, roange, yellow, pink and green.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30017, described as Backstrap loomed, warp faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut; last 7" of warps on each end braided together and knotted off at each end. 215.5 x 6.5 cm. Woman's belt. Cotton: two-ply in dark green; black and white; 5 two-ply in blue, red, yellow, magenta, lemon yellow, orange, purple, pink and grween; three-ply in light green. Very desirable fajas; women from many nearby departments buy fajas from Totonicapan, noted for their quality. Green borders, black and white warps on which multicolored, continuous bands of single faced supp weft in geometric motifs. Blues greens and purples on one half, reds, oranges, yellows and other colors on other half. Zone of black and white warps, as on wrong side of faja, occurs before fringe. Iconography consists of geometrics and bird and human figures.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30014, described as Backstrap -loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warp ends cut and uncut cut warps are then knotted together; warps left unwoven for last 7-8" on each end to create a fringe. 74 cm x 5.5 cm. Child's belt. Cotton: 6 three-ply in purple; Acrylic (?): 1 two ply in violet, pule, fuchsia, royal blue, orange, green and white. Predominately purple with stripes and geometric blocks in green, blue, orange, white and fuchsia.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30016, described as Backstrap loomed, warp faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut; last 8.5" of warps on each end braided together and knotted off to create fringes. 215.5 x 6.5 cm. Woman's belt. Cotton: 1 two-ply in dark green; 1 three- ply in light green; 2 two-ply in black and white. Mercerized cotton: 5 two-ply in magenta, dark and light blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, pink and green. Very desirable fajas; women from many nearby departments buy fajas from Totonicapan, noted for their quality. Green borders, black and white warps and multicolored continuous bands of single-faced supp. weft brocading. Iconography consists of geometrics, birds, human, and urns with plants. Blues, greens, purples on one half with reds, oranges, yellows, and other colors on remaining half of faja. Zone of black and white warps as on on reverse side, occurs before the fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Collar, accession number 3-29429, described as Collar, woman's, white cotton broadcloth, pleated at neckline, multi-colored floral embroidery, lace-like trim on scalloped edges and neckline, hand sewn throughout. Diameter at neckline 31.0 cm, width 21.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Embroidered textile, accession number 3-29430, described as textile, trimming, white net with purple floral embroidery, purple and blue lace-like trim along edges, hand sewn. Length 137.0 cm, width 12.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 3-29433, described as Hat, strips of twill plaited fiber sewn together to form brim and shallow crown, woven band of red wool and black cotton thread sewn around crown, yellow cotton string tie attached to one side. Diameter 29.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Headband and tassel, accession number 3-29425a,b, described as Headband, multi-colored silk with linear design combined with zoomorphic figures, detached tassel with tinsel wrapped loops combined with silk floss loops and fringe. A: headband length 136.0 cm, width 3.0 cm; B: tassel length approximately 21.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29439a,b, described as Huipil, made from three panels, center panel is red cotton with purple silk stripes at lower edge, multi-colored brocaded and embroidered geometric and zoomorphic design, two side panels are white cotton with multi-colored brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design, one side panel discolored, other panel (B) is detatched. A: Length 86.5 cm, width 94.0 cm, B: Length 86.5 cm, width 39.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29434, described as huipil; unbleached cotton with supplementry wefts of red and yellow randomly woven. Neckline is embroidered with figures and flower motifs on a yellow ground (silk?) A horizonal band of red, yellow and lavender runs about midsection. The central and side seams are covered by banding of embroidered red and yellow squares. The bottom is hemmed (hand-stitched), the armholes sef-selvaged.