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Start Over Materials Cotton (textile) Loans S1993-1994 #4: Blackhawk Museums (August 31, 1993–March 16, 1994)

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 Huipil, accession number 3-29963, described as huipile, ceremonial, Quezaltenango

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.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29964, described as huipil, heavy woven cotton, white. Heavily embroidered around the neckline with figures of animals in brilliant colours. Two strips of cloth stitched together vertically. No hemming, no side seams. Embroidered with two smaller animal and flower motifs at the sides where armholes would be. The center seam appears to be machine stitched.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, santo, accession number 3-29718, described as Huipil-santo. Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. One Piece. sides are open, all selvedges loom-finished. Head hole and arm holes cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 3-29, described as Waist band of man (faja); red cotton, yellow striped; long braided fringe on ends; 143 cm long, fringe about 15 cm long; 15.5 cm wide

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-28108, described as textile square. Cotton, silk. Plain weave, warp faced, on-lay brocaded, tassels. Red, black pin stripe, varicolored designs. Geometric motives. 31 inches x 35 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-28106, described as Kerchief. Cotton, silk. Plain weave, brocaded; four tassels at corners. White ground with red and magenta designs. Geometric motifs. See Fig. 84e, Textiles of Highland Guatemala 34 inches x 31 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-41, described as Man’s headdress (xute); white cotton; plain weave; brocaded in red and yellow cotton; stitched together with violet silk thread; long red tassels on corners; approximately 65 cm x 60 cm; major motif chickens and corn in inlaid brocade, also two-headed bird; 2 pieces put together