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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Incense, accession number 3-25499, described as Incense; bundle of loose pieces; 1 lb. Native name: Toraca. Materials, techniques: used as incense in church. Pine.
Hearst Museum object titled Jug, accession number 3-25487a,b, described as Jug; water canteen; with rope for carrying; stoppered with corn cob plug. Height 33 cm without stopper. Circumference 73 cm. Native name and meaning; jug: tecomate. Plug: elote. Rope carrier: lasso. Materials, techniques; Jug; squash gourd from behuco plant. Inside not good to eat. Plug: dried corn cob. Rope carrier: maguey fiber. Plant named pita. Context of use: used only by men. Used to keep water cool and fresh all day. Carried to fields and while walking along roads to provide drinking water.
Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 3-25486a-j, described as Back-strap loom; wood; with textile in process. (length 24 cm x width 53 cm); a) Warp breast beam - length 68 cm. b) Cloth beam or roller - length 69 cm. c) Shuttle - length 54 cm. d) Beater - 90 cm x 6 cm. e) Leash rod and leashes - length 75 cm. f) Shed roll - length 79 cm. g) Supplementary rod- length 76 cm. h) Heading rod - length 74 cm. i) Warp beam - length 69 cm. j) Back-strap, fiber length 43 cm, width 7.5 cm. Total loom size: length 1 meter 40 cm, width 53 cm. Native name and meaning: Mecopal native name for back-strap band. Materials, techniques: loom; wooden frame. Cloth; cotton. Warps; varicolored, alternating ikat (jaspe) striped and solid strips. Weft; red. Back-strap band; maguey fiber. Context of use: Used by women. Maguey fiber band strapped across weaver's back, used for holding vertical threads of loom taut while weaving. Extra thread kept in basket ( See Cat. 3-24393 a-t). Made by: loom made by men.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Miscellaneous, accession number 3-25493t, described as Basket; circular. 33 cm diameter x 10 cm high. Contains: a) blue and white cotton tie-dye skein and b) ball; c) light and dark blue cotton tie dye; d) yellow and blue cotton tie-dye; (e-l) skeins of various colored cotton; m-r) six skeins cotton embroidery thread; s) small scrap cloth 22 cm x 15 cm with green decoration. t) miscellaneous: cola bottle stop; two seeds; plastic button. Context of use: Basket used by women to hold extra thread supplies when weaving. This basket bought from same woman as back-strap loom; cf. 3-25486.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Net bag, accession number 3-25503, described as Bag; net with handle; fiber. 85 cm length; 30 cm width. Materials, techniques; Knot-less netting construction. Fiber twisted into rope. Context of use: Used for carrying things.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Salt, leaves, string, accession number 3-25498, described as Salt; wrapped in plant leaf; 1 lb. package; 15 cm long; 8 cm wide; 5 cm high. Materials, techniques: Salt; oja leaf (oja tree has no fruit); maguey string. Context of use: Used by both men and women. Salt sold in market, measured in front of buyer wrapped in oja leaf and tired with maguey string.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Salt, wrapped, accession number 3-25498.1, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Scale, accession number 3-25497a-c, described as Scale; pan balance; 2 metal pans, arm balance made of pine; support cords. Pans: 20 cm diameter x 7 cm depth. Arm: 29 cm length. Made by men. Used by men and women for measuring wights and amounts of articles for sale in markets.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Scale, accession number 3-25498.2, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Skein of cotton, accession number 3-25493j, described as Basket; circular. 33 cm diameter x 10 cm high. Contains: a) blue and white cotton tie-dye skein and b) ball; c) light and dark blue cotton tie dye; d) yellow and blue cotton tie-dye; (e-l) skeins of various colored cotton; m-r) six skeins cotton embroidery thread; s) small scrap cloth 22 cm x 15 cm with green decoration. t) miscellaneous: cola bottle stop; two seeds; plastic button. Context of use: Basket used by women to hold extra thread supplies when weaving. This basket bought from same woman as back-strap loom; cf. 3-25486.

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