Collector: Anne Connell Wilson / Culture or time period: Maya / Materials: Textile materials - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-32179, described as Bag, undyed. Appears to be knotless netting with strap of 5 strand braid.

Hearst Museum object titled Cinta, accession number 3-32186, described as Cinta (hairband), red cotton base cloth, with multicolored supplementary weft, geometric patterns, ends in pompoms and braided fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32176, described as Three piece back-strap loomed huipil. The ground cloth is predominantly dark blue with fine green warp stripes The three pieces are sewn together with lavender embroidery floss. The majority of the huipil decorated with heavy multicolored single sided supplementary weft geometric designs typical of Santa Catarina. One end selvage is finished the other is cut fringe. The arm holes and the square cut out neck are heavily embroidered with triangles of red cotton floss.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32166, described as Child's cotton huipil, Santiago Atitlan Light purple warp with black warp strips and ground cloth with horizontal bands of supplementary weft along length of piece. Neck collar features typical embroidered squares with embroidered birds. Neck line square cut out and rolled and hand sewn under, with floral design surrounding. One end of huipil rolled and hand sewn, other cut with loose threads. Arm holes outlined with scalloped crochet done in turquoise embroidery floss.

Hearst Museum object titled Tela, accession number 3-32171, described as Tela (cloth), Back-strap woven cloth of light brown, warp and base weft. Single sided supplementary weft of stripes and geometric designs of many colors. Warp ends cut at one end and left looped at the other.