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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29945, described as Backstap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading one piece; ends cut and uncut, braided into two tassels at each end; cut warps at one end are also knotted together. Native name and meaning: Faja/Belt, Mujer/Woman's. Materials, techniques: Acrylic two, 2-ply red, green and yellow, and four, 2-ply red. Acrylic supp. weft brocading in three, 2-ply white, fuchsia, bright pink and orange; four 2-ply in turquoise, green, coral, purple, orange and royal blue; cotton or rayon. Context of use: Collected by Linda Green during UREP expedition in 1991. Woven by Isabel Quitz between July-November 1991. Predominately red with yellow and green stripes; multicolored single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two tassels at each end of the faja, created by braiding warps together. Brocading done at each end of faja, while the center portion left undecorated. One end of faja has double motif in each register (i.e. two birds/register), while the other end of faja has single motif/register. The single motifs are bordered on each side with smaller geometric figures (similar to "snowflakes"). Birds and geometric iconography.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil lienzo, accession number 3-29944b, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two-lienzos (not joined together). loom finished. 119.4 cm x 43 cm. Native name: Huipil/Woman's blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton two, 2-ply white (predominant), red and black. Rayon or silk supp. west two, 2-ply in orange, red, green, pink, blue, purple, violet and black. Context of use: Collected by Linda Green during UREP expedition in 1991. Woven by Isabel Quitz between July-November 1991. Two lienzos, that is joined, would form a huipil. Each lienzo is decorated with single-faced supp. weft brocading, although many of the supp. wefts have been brought through to the wrong side and tied off. Many supp. wefts have also been left hanging off the selvages as well. Iconography consists of registers done in chevron and zig-zag patterns interspersed with small black "dots".

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil lienzo, accession number 3-29944a, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two-lienzos (not joined together). loom finished. 119.4 cm x 43 cm. Native name: Huipil/Woman's blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton two, 2-ply white (predominant), red and black. Rayon or silk supp. west two, 2-ply in orange, red, green, pink, blue, purple, violet and black. Context of use: Collected by Linda Green during UREP expedition in 1991. Woven by Isabel Quitz between July-November 1991. Two lienzos, that is joined, would form a huipil. Each lienzo is decorated with single-faced supp. weft brocading, although many of the supp. wefts have been brought through to the wrong side and tied off. Many supp. wefts have also been left hanging off the selvages as well. Iconography consists of registers done in chevron and zig-zag patterns interspersed with small black "dots".

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.