Collection place: Sacatepequez Department, Guatemala / Culture or time period: Guatemalan / Accession number: Acc.4804 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Lienzo, accession number 3-32167, described as Lienzo (panel), San Antonio Aguas Calientes. Typical San Antonio Aguas Calientes style, back strap woven cotton panel of dark blue warp and ground cloth. The majority of the piece is woven in single sided supplementary weft geometric pattern in multiple colors. Central panel 17cm woven in typical double faced (marcador) pattern with flowers and birds in multiple colors. Four finished selvages.

Hearst Museum object titled Lienzo, accession number 3-32168, described as Lienzo (panel), San Antonio Aguas Calientes Cotton back strap loom woven panel (table runner? made for tourist market). Burgundy ground cloth mostly covered with multi colored single sided supplementary weft with geometric and line designs. Warp is cut and fringed, other end fringe remains as warp looms.

Hearst Museum object titled Tela, accession number 3-32158, described as Tela (hanging cloth) Backstrap loom cloth with predominantly dark green cotton warp and warp stripes of greens and purples. Base cloth is also dark green with multicolored supplementary weft. Predominant designs include Quetzales, deer and flowers in double sided supplementary weft, with rows of diamond, and other geometric designs in single sided supplementary weft. Warp loops left on both ends.

Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-32163, described as Tzute, San Antonio Aguas Calientes Cotton tzute of predominately burgundy warp and ground cloth. Two pieced tzute has multicolored warp stripes at each selvage and is joined with a very thin burgundy randa. Entire piece, excluding selvage stripes, is marcador double sided supplementary weft. Designs include Quetzales, birds, other animals and multiple types of flowers and fruit. Designs are mainly in oranges, blues and greens.