Collection place: Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala / Collector: Julius Stephen Kassovic / Function: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-25493a, 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, cotton thread, seeds, accession number 3-25493a-t, 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.

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.

Hearst Museum object titled Skein of cotton, accession number 3-25493k, 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Skein of cotton, accession number 3-25493g, 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.

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.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-25493s, 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Thread, accession number 3-25493i, 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Thread, accession number 3-25493h, 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.