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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 Delantal, accession number 3-61, described as Woman’s apron (delantal); plain and twilled weaves; brocaded in silk, wool and cotton, multicolored; brocade letters say “Teresa B.” and “Feliz Año 1990”; warps twisted together to form fringes; 64 cm wide at hem, 83 cm long
Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2, described as Serape of Martoom; tapestry weave; multicolored ends finished by knotting together every 6 strands of warp wool; approximately 2  m 20 cm long and 110 cm wide Remarks: "old
Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-29867, described as Treadle-loomed, weft-faced plain weave, two lienzos handsewn together, warps cut, hand-hemmed.