Object name: Bag / Donor: Design Department (UC Berkeley) / Culture or time period: Mexican - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-28264, described as Bag. Materials: Wool. Techniques: Plain weave, embroidery. Colors: Phite, red, pink, green, brown. Dimensions: 15 1/2" long, 14" wide, strap:41"xl". Remarks: Shoulder bag in plain weave wool with strip on sides, center covered with all-over pattern of flowers inside a diamond grid embroidered in red, pink, green on white ground. Brocade shoulder strap. Woven piece folded in half and sewn at sides to make bag. Inventory check: Purchased new in or near Mexico City c. 1950-1955. Worn and stained.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-28268, described as Shoulder bag. Materials: Wood, handspun. Techniques: doubleweave. Colors: Natural, brown. Dimensions: bag: 7 3/4" x 8 1/2", strap: 39" long. Remarks: Traditional design by Huichol Indians, prob. near Santa Catherina. Brown and natural wave design, strap woven separately, knotted at top, tassels on bottom corners of bag. $30.00.