Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Net and weights, accession number 3-14985, described as Atarraya" fish net made June 1956 by Rufion Avendano, who learned the art while doing military service. Used to take "pepesca" dish (a sardine) and "mojarra" from Lake Atitlan. English thread, "Carrizo #10" doubled with a taravia. (Some atarrayas for smaller fish have single thread only). "Bolsa" is the pocket where fish are trapped around the circumference. Remainder of net is the "pano." "Tirantes de la bolsa" are cords holding the bolsa. "Cohoyo" is the tip where cord joins net. Mesh called "amalla." "Crecientes" are places where mesh widens thru insertion of extra mesh. This net has twelve crecientes. First creciente comes are four fingers ("dedos") from the cohoyo, the others are "cada dos vueltos,"each two circumferences. Thirty-eight points cohoyo to lead weights where stitches are added to widen net. This size mesh is called "amalla oscura. Rufino also makes an atarraya with a larger mesh and single thread, called "amalla clara," and a still larger mesh known as "la mojarrera." Amalla oscura is also called "sallero." This net is 6.5 "cuartes" tall. It took twenty-five days to make. The cord joining the cohoyo is of cotton thread, local product (Guatemala) known as "crea."This cord is called the "cordel." Net knot is called "numero ocho" becuase it looks like a figure 8. This net has eight lubras (according to the maker) of plomo weights. (Rufino also makes a "trasmallo" net which, unlike Spanish trasmallos, has only a single pano).