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Start Over Donor Margot Blum Schevill Culture or time period Mesoamerican peoples
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29965, described as Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant twill and tapestry weave, warps cut, tassels created, twisted and braided into 3 units, joined at end with knot. 97 cm x 246 cm. Native name/meaning: faja, mujer/ woman's belt. Materials, techniques: Wool, brown warps with two-ply red, light and dark blue, yellow, green, pink, orange, purple, golden wefts. Context of use: Purchased for $28 at the Zunil weaving cooperative, unused textile. This thick piece has wool tassels making it heavy; red and brown are predominant colors with narrow multicolored weft stripes and bands of chevron motifs done in tapestry weave. Purchased and donated by Margot Schevill.
Hearst Museum object titled Hammock, accession number 3-29966, described as Knotless nettings. 33 cm x 13 cm. Native name/meaning: hamaca, muneca/hammock, doll's. Materials, techniques: Cotton, two-ply n light blue, red, yellow, pink, dark blue. Context of use: Purchased in mercado artesanias in Guatemala City for $2.25. Multicolored yarns are twisted and netted into a small hammock; the arms are single two-ply yarns of dark blue looped through the end of the stripes making up the netted "sprang-like" body of the hammock and brought together at either end. There they are wrapped with another dark blue yarn from where the hammock is hung; on either end is a pink and blue tie.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29963, described as huipile, ceremonial, Quezaltenango
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29968, described as Treadle-loomed, balance plain weave, warps cut, 1pc. stitched French seam

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