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Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-63, described as Woman’s shawl (perraje); cotton and silk; plain weave; stripes with ikat designs; one says “Isidro Tzunun”; cut warps forms fringe at bottom; approximately 56 cm wide, 78 cm long

Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-31, described as Shawl (perraje); red cotton with dark blue and white stripes; approximately 110 cm x 1 m

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-3, described as Serape of Martoom; tapestry weave; red, yellow, green, purple and white wool; neck faced with brocaded red ribbon; approximately 2 m 30 cm long and 115 cm wide

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 3-1, described as Sarape of Martoom; tapestry weave, multicolored wool. For the color purple the fiber is wool and dye result is probably synthetic. For the color red the fiber is wool, and the dye result is synthetic. Tapestry weave. Multicolored wool. Remarks: Used by Cofradia de Iglesia Totonicapan, Guatemala. About 20 years 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-28246, described as Serape of Martoom; wool, varicolored. Design has zigzag center portion, weft striped ends. Design has zig zagged center portion, weft striped ends.

Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 3-30b, described as Tapestry weave cotton. Multicolored stripes with "ikat" design ends fringed Approx 165 cm long 63cm wide

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29995, described as Treadle-loomed, twill weave; one piece; both warps and one side (wefts) selvage are cut, to create fringe. 61 cm x 25 cm. Native name and meaning: Perraje/Shawl. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 single in white, blue, and dark blue; 3 singles in red, possibly alizarin. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, who donated it to the museum in 1991. Overall plaid appearance in "hound's tooth" design; warps and wefts on one side are knotted together and twisted into fringes. Red dye may be alizarin (Schevill). "Observe double-ikat patterning" (Hun). This is not true ikat; the twill weave with blue and white color change give the ikat effect. Iconography consists of diamonds, checker-boarded motifs create plaid.

Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-35, described as Woman’s shawl and headdress (Xute); 3-35 wool and cotton; brocaded; multicolored with white background; approximately 88 cm x 77 cm; 3-36 white wool brocaded with red and yellow cotton with tassels on the corners; approximately 60 cm x 60 cm Remarks: "The Xute is used by both men and women, wrapped around the head; when large enough, around the shoulders"