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Hearst Museum object titled Poncho fragment, accession number 2-47037, described as Poncho remnant; wool; white ground with indigo bands; terraced indigo diamonds broken by narrow yellow and dark pink bands; fragment of yellow-green cotton cloth at head opening; poor condition; selvage gone. 1-ply wool yarn, cotton cloth; tapestry weave; both Z and S-twist raveled yarns; raveled pink and red are dyed with cochineal (see Joe Ben Wheat letter in accession envelope).

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-27497, described as Shoulder blanket; brown wool ground in tapestry weave; off-center small serrate and diamond design in three colors; yellow/white double design band at warp ends; twisted, knotted figure; length without fringe 1.64 meter, width 1.20 meters. Context of use: garment.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2382, described as Sarape, wool diamond decor, Warp 17-19, weft 62-78. Length 94 inches, width 54 inches; red-purple in two values, yellow-greens and dark olive green, balanced throughout the design, with bright, medium-blue and white, used for contrast, Stylistically “the concentric diamond with details of floral character.”

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-27500, described as Shoulder blanket; white wool in tapestry weave; center is serrate diamond in black, yellow, white and red; at each end is band with black and yellow stripes and chevron-like design band; two-ply twisted self fringe; length without fringe 1.96 meters, width 1.12 meters. Context of use: garment.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-27501, described as Shoulder blanket; white wool in tapestry weave; single black/yellow ochre/red band with hourglass design in black and red at warp ends; two-ply twisted self tassels; some red and black dashes on ground; length without fringe 1.60 meter, width 1.8 meters. Context of use: garment.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2383, described as Serape, diamond and stripes decor, wool. L 96", W 52", warp 17-19, weft 76-84. Medium-red predominating. Dark purple, blue, green, yellow, and white, evenly distributed through the design, with pink used only in some parts of the center and border designs. Stylistically "the concentric diamond with details sharply geometric.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-27498, described as Shoulder blanket; brown wool ground in tapestry weave; brown and white double bands at both warp ends have inner hourglass design; center has red/green bands with inner red/white serrates (alternating colors); plaited tassels at warp ends; length not including tassels 1.96 meter, width 1.28 meters. Context of use: garment.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2385, described as Serape wool diamond decor. fringe at both ends; length 79 inches, width 45 inches, warp 14-17, weft 34-41. Colors: Medium blue, black and white in the mosaic. Lighter blues, bright-red, pink and brown, on the black ground of border and diamond. Stylistically "the aggregate diamond and the large-scale mosaic.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2386, described as Sarape, wool, red, an black diamond decor, fringe at ends. Length 79 inches, width 44 inches. Warp 13, weft 50-62. Colors: medium-red predominating. Black motifs on the red background; red, pink, white, yellow, green and light blue in border and center. Stylistically “The concentric diamond, square in proportions.”

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2387, described as Sarape, diamond decor, wool. Length 98 inches. Width 48 inches.