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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 Corte, accession number 3-30010, described as Treadle-loomed, weft-faced plain weave; cut warps, one piece (un-sewn). 549 cm x 91.5 cm. Acrylic or wool: singles in black, yellow, orange. Cotton: singles in Jaspeado black/white and black/yellow; Acrylic or wool: two-ply in fuchsia, green, brown, gold, turquoise, yellow and purple. Bought at San Martin Jilotepeque market; woven by men on treadle looms in Salcaja, Quezaltenango. These cortes are worn by women all over the Highlands. Yellow and orange warp yarns at each selvage may be weaver's mark. This corte is part of a woman's complete traje for this town, and is an everyday corte.

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 Headpiece, accession number 3-15635, described as Cofrade headpiece. Red cotton; polychrome embroidery.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29957, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominate plain weave, single-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined with hand-stitching, end selvages loom-finished, slit head hole. 62 cm x 70 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 singles red; 1 two-ply, red; 4 two-ply multicolored. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Done in characteristic San Antonio style with horizontal bands of supp. weft brocading, separated by narrow bands called "pepenado"; the motifs are known as "arco", "banderas", "jaspe", "pie de chucho", "ojos" and "moscas" (Schevill). One side is open, head hole is a slit. Lower area has white "moscas" on a solid red background on one side only.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30007, described as Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with hand stitching. One end has cut warps that are hand hemmed; other warp end is loom-finished. Head hole is slit. 56 cm x 77.5 cm. Cotton: 2 ply in black; Mercerized cotton: 3 two-ply in pink magenta, purple, green, yellow, white, red and blue. Supp. weft is densely woven throughout piece, woven in geometric iconography. Band of plain black cotton at bottom (ground fabric).

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29963, described as huipile, ceremonial, Quezaltenango

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-240, described as Huipil (off-white cotton, plain and basket weaves. Brocaded in multicolored cotton and wool designs. Approximately 55 cm long, 84 cm wide.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30008, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces, joined with hand stitching; ends loom-finished; slit head hole. 64.5 cm x 87.5 cm. Cotton: 2 two-ply white. 2 two-ply in green, black and purple. Woven by Isabel Quitz of Tecpan for sale in San Martin Jilotepeque and locally in Tecpan. Part of a woman's complete traje from this town.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23458, described as Huipil; three-width; white cotton plain weave; brocade design mostly red; half way down on centerpiece, wide mano on sides; typical black silk rosettes on mano and in "sun" design around neck opening; 73 x 83.9 cm. Perfect example of huipil from this area.