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Hearst Museum object titled Servilleta, accession number 3-29946, described as Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; end selvages cut and uncut, and knotted into fringe. 63 cm x 56 cm. Native name/meaning: Servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton or rayon two, 2-ply and four 2-ply n white; acrylic supp. weft in four, 2-ply orange, light blue; five, 2-ply in orange, turquoise; six, 2-ply in royal blue, fuchsia and green. Context of use: Collected by Linda Green during UREP expedition in 1991. Woven by Isabel Quitz between July-November 1991.White ground cloth with multicolored borders of supp. weft brocading at each warp end. One warp end fringe is cut and knotted, while other warp end fringe is uncut and knotted. Many supp. wefts are left handing loose on the wrong side of the cloth. Geometric iconography.
Hearst Museum object titled Trim for huipil, accession number 3-30011a,b, described as a) Commercially woven velvet ribbon 88 cm x 1 cm. Velvet: warp pile weave (possibly a double weave) of either rayon or acetate. b) Commercially woven aqua colored lace trim. 126 cm x 2 cm. Lace: openwork or knitted net (raschel knit?) probably nylon or polyester. Heart-like motif. Used to edge the neckline and sleeves of a huipil. Used to edge the neckline and sleeves of a huipil.

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