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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-308, described as Basket. or canaste (sic). Object name was "canasta
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-310, described as Basket. Object name was "canasta
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29991, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and crocheted into tassels with pompoms added. 159.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Native name and meaning: Faja, Hombre/ Man's belt. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 4 singles in red; mercerized cotton (sedalina?): 2 two-ply in yellow, maroon, orange, gold; 4 two-ply in orange, purple, aqua; 6 two-ply in light and dark green, light and dark blue and white. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, who donated it to the museum in 1991. This faja has 2 areas of supp. weft multicolored yarns: one area is 15 inches in length and the other is 9.5 inches. Warps are crocheted into 10 tabs onto which pompoms of different colors are attached. Posts are worked into crochet work on one end before the tabs and are done in multicolors; total length of fringe is 4". "Observe intricacy of tassels." (Hun) Iconography consists of diamonds, zigzags, and triangles.
Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29634, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined with running stitch at center. Warps cut, braided and knotted to create tassels.
Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29636, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined at center by machine stitching. Warps cut, braided, knotted to create individual tassels that form a fringe.
Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29633, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces machine-stitched at center. Warps cut and braided and knotted to form tassels.
Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29635, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined at center by hand-stitching. Warps cut, braided, and knotted to form tassels.
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29632, described as Tzute: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. One piece; all selvedges loom-finished.

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