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Start Over Donor Kathleen Morehouse Culture or time period Mesoamerican peoples
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 3-14974, described as Popoluca Indian cradle consisting of a stick hoop to which is lashed a net bottom. The hoop lashing is not aboriginal. The net is lashed to the frame (hoop) with the original string, but the lashing was done in 1955 by the donor and is not necessarily the aboriginal lashing form.
Hearst Museum object titled Embroidered textile, accession number 3-15823, described as Rectangular piece of embroidered cotton; bird, floral and star-like designs embroidered in yellow, red, grey, turquoise, etc.; red, white, yellow and grey fringe; 122 cm x 76 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-16423, described as Servilleta; white cotton; brocade; gauze-like plain weave; colored stripes; center reads "No me olvidas"; fringed; 25 x 27 inches
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-16422, described as Huipil; 4 widths unbleached muslin; row-on-row of varicolored silk embroidery around neck; floral motifs; 38 x 46 1/2 inches
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-16433, described as Skirt length (?); cotton plain weave; red, yellow weft stripes with narrow ikat stripes with narrow ikat stripes; 34 x 68 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-16432, described as Skirt length; blue cotton plain weave with pale yellow plaid; 33 x 82 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-16426, described as Tzute; red cotton plain weave; varicolored weft stripes; band of ikat at each end; short fringe; 28 x 64 inches
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-16429, described as Tzute; cotton twill and plain weave; red warp; tan ground wefts; varicolored weft stripes including bands of ikat and silk weft; short fringe; 33 1/2 inches x 82 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-16428, described as Tzute; cotton twill and plain weave; red warp; tan ground wefts; varicolored weft stripes including bands of ikat and silk weft; short fringe; 33 x 83 inches; ground wefts may have been blue and faded.
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-16430, described as Tzute; cotton twill and plain weave; red warp; tan ground wefts; varicolored weft stripes including bands of ikat and silk wefts; short fringe; 33 1/2 inches x 86 inches.

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