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Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 3-527, described as Basketry made by convicts in prison of San Juan de Ulúa, of agave fiber.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-558, described as Quechquemitl; also embroidered
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-568, described as Huipil; hand embroidered chemise of Matlatjinca costume; heavily embroidered dark red flowers and birds on white handspun cotton in plainweave with horizontal rows of evenly spaced openwork; 3 loom widths sewn together; width 92 cm, length 79 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-569, described as Huipil; hand embroidered chemise of Matlatjinca costume; large areas of heavily embroidered indigo complex designs of birds and flowers (yoke, entire hem, etc.) on white handspun, handwoven cotton in plainweave with horizontal rows of evenly spaced openwork; 3 loom width sewn together; width 90 cm, length 72 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 3-517, described as Large mat (petate-petlatl), fine weave, made of a kind of palm.
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 9-63, described as Mat; finely woven mat of straw in plainweave with transverse design bands in black and tan and complex design bands in weft brocade; principal design band composed of a coiled snake, birds and diamonds in black and tan; several minor design bands, also in weft brocade, are elaborate diamonds; straw tassel in each corner
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 3-518, described as Small mat, specimen of finest weave.
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-158, described as Mat, rectangular shape, tassels at each end, decorated in longitudinal stripes, asymmetric, dark brown, black, green and plain colors. L. 202 cm., W. 50 cm. Made for tourists. Conservation: moistened and flattened (1975). Note: Black dyed strips are broken and shredded at fold, dye apparently weakens fiber (raffia). Loom woven raffia, dyed.
Hearst Museum object titled Nesting baskets, accession number 3-22548a-j, described as Carib basket with lids. Nesting one inside the other.
Hearst Museum object titled Rebosa, accession number 3-555, described as Extremely old, rare and curious hand-woven "reboso" or scarf worn by Indian women. Cotton "ikat"; indigo and white with blue anthropomorphic figures in band at both ends; 4 brown, indigo, and white bands lengthwise at both sides; fancy (macrame) warp ends; W 81 cm, total L 244 cm.

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