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Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 3-29967, described as Commercial woven plaid cloth apron. Skirt has pockets and ruffle along hem; yoke also outlined with narrow ruffle; commercial ribbon design edges skirt pockets and used in decorative design on yoke; metal "studs" decorate each shoulder strap; "H" style back; all machine stitched, apron ties at waist used to secure apron to wearer. 89 cm x 71 cm. Native name/meaning: Gabacha/Apron. Materials, techniques: Commercial cloth, possibly cotton. Context of use: Purchased for $3.00 in San Andres Xecul and donated by Margot Schevill in 1992. This apron has detailed work around the yoke: green and white (acrylic?) decorative commercial ribbon, ruffles, and metal clasps at center of bows formed by the plaid cloth on the frontal straps that join the "H" back; machine stitching in dark blue; wide ruffle at bottom of skirt matches small ruffles around the yoke; pockets lined with commercial ribbon; waistline is gathered into the yoke. There are several "gavachas," also machine stitched, in the Eisen collection (Schevill).

Hearst Museum object titled Corte, accession number 3-29970, described as Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two pieces; warps cut and joined together with machine-stitching and covered with hand-stitched randa. 162 cm x 112. cm. Native name/meaning: corte/skirt. Materials, techniques: cotton: singles in black, 2 singles in white. Context of use: Purchased in Guatemala City from vendors for $26.50 and donated in 1992 by Margot Schevill. The wide (2") randa dominated the skirt, which was probably woven in Totonicapan for use on this town (San Juan Sacatepequez). It is of bright colors on a dark background, and the randa is unusally wide. The textile has a heavy texture. The ground is black with stripes of varying widths running in both the warp and weft directions; where they intersect, a plaid pattern is created. Two rows of randa (one in warp direction , the other in weft direction) follow the stripes. This randa is unusually wide (1") and is worked in many colors, although lavender predominates. With the cloth being doubles at the joinings and then working the randa on top of it, the seams are very thick.

Hearst Museum object titled Corte, accession number 3-29969, described as Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two pieces; warps cut and joined together with hand-stitched randa. 121 cm x 108 cm. Native name/meaning: corte/skirt. Materials, techniques: cotton: singles in white and dark blue, possible indigo. Context of use: Purchased in Nahuala for $10.00 and donated by Margot Schevill in 1992. Two pieces of equal size dark blue cotton, possibly indigo-dyed yarn, are joined horizontally and vertically by mulitcolored randa. These randas form a cross at their intersection. Thin lines of white weft interrupt the blue background. Overall a heavy texture to this textile. Purchased and donated by Margot Schevill.

Hearst Museum object titled Hammock, accession number 3-29966, described as Knotless nettings. 33 cm x 13 cm. Native name/meaning: hamaca, muneca/hammock, doll's. Materials, techniques: Cotton, two-ply n light blue, red, yellow, pink, dark blue. Context of use: Purchased in mercado artesanias in Guatemala City for $2.25. Multicolored yarns are twisted and netted into a small hammock; the arms are single two-ply yarns of dark blue looped through the end of the stripes making up the netted "sprang-like" body of the hammock and brought together at either end. There they are wrapped with another dark blue yarn from where the hammock is hung; on either end is a pink and blue tie.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29963, described as huipile, ceremonial, Quezaltenango

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29964, described as huipil, heavy woven cotton, white. Heavily embroidered around the neckline with figures of animals in brilliant colours. Two strips of cloth stitched together vertically. No hemming, no side seams. Embroidered with two smaller animal and flower motifs at the sides where armholes would be. The center seam appears to be machine stitched.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 2-71552, described as Coiled ceramic, smoothed, straight neck and sloped shoulders. 2/3 of surface is covered by fire cloud. Decorated with incised "ziggurat" pattern round high waist. Applique: 2 bunches of 3 pine cones placed on opposite sides of shoulder slope. Thin post-firing pinon pine pitch glaze on out/inside.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29968, described as Treadle-loomed, balance plain weave, warps cut, 1pc. stitched French seam

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 3-29967, described as Commercial woven plaid cloth apron. Skirt has pockets and ruffle along hem; yoke also outlined with narrow ruffle; commercial ribbon design edges skirt pockets and used in decorative design on yoke; metal "studs" decorate each shoulder strap; "H" style back; all machine stitched, apron ties at waist used to secure apron to wearer. 89 cm x 71 cm. Native name/meaning: Gabacha/Apron. Materials, techniques: Commercial cloth, possibly cotton. Context of use: Purchased for $3.00 in San Andres Xecul and donated by Margot Schevill in 1992. This apron has detailed work around the yoke: green and white (acrylic?) decorative commercial ribbon, ruffles, and metal clasps at center of bows formed by the plaid cloth on the frontal straps that join the "H" back; machine stitching in dark blue; wide ruffle at bottom of skirt matches small ruffles around the yoke; pockets lined with commercial ribbon; waistline is gathered into the yoke. There are several "gavachas," also machine stitched, in the Eisen collection (Schevill).

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Hearst Museum object titled Corte, accession number 3-29970, described as Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two pieces; warps cut and joined together with machine-stitching and covered with hand-stitched randa. 162 cm x 112. cm. Native name/meaning: corte/skirt. Materials, techniques: cotton: singles in black, 2 singles in white. Context of use: Purchased in Guatemala City from vendors for $26.50 and donated in 1992 by Margot Schevill. The wide (2") randa dominated the skirt, which was probably woven in Totonicapan for use on this town (San Juan Sacatepequez). It is of bright colors on a dark background, and the randa is unusally wide. The textile has a heavy texture. The ground is black with stripes of varying widths running in both the warp and weft directions; where they intersect, a plaid pattern is created. Two rows of randa (one in warp direction , the other in weft direction) follow the stripes. This randa is unusually wide (1") and is worked in many colors, although lavender predominates. With the cloth being doubles at the joinings and then working the randa on top of it, the seams are very thick.

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Hearst Museum object titled Corte, accession number 3-29969, described as Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two pieces; warps cut and joined together with hand-stitched randa. 121 cm x 108 cm. Native name/meaning: corte/skirt. Materials, techniques: cotton: singles in white and dark blue, possible indigo. Context of use: Purchased in Nahuala for $10.00 and donated by Margot Schevill in 1992. Two pieces of equal size dark blue cotton, possibly indigo-dyed yarn, are joined horizontally and vertically by mulitcolored randa. These randas form a cross at their intersection. Thin lines of white weft interrupt the blue background. Overall a heavy texture to this textile. Purchased and donated by Margot Schevill.

Corte

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Hearst Museum object titled Hammock, accession number 3-29966, described as Knotless nettings. 33 cm x 13 cm. Native name/meaning: hamaca, muneca/hammock, doll's. Materials, techniques: Cotton, two-ply n light blue, red, yellow, pink, dark blue. Context of use: Purchased in mercado artesanias in Guatemala City for $2.25. Multicolored yarns are twisted and netted into a small hammock; the arms are single two-ply yarns of dark blue looped through the end of the stripes making up the netted "sprang-like" body of the hammock and brought together at either end. There they are wrapped with another dark blue yarn from where the hammock is hung; on either end is a pink and blue tie.

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29963, described as huipile, ceremonial, Quezaltenango

Huipil

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29964, described as huipil, heavy woven cotton, white. Heavily embroidered around the neckline with figures of animals in brilliant colours. Two strips of cloth stitched together vertically. No hemming, no side seams. Embroidered with two smaller animal and flower motifs at the sides where armholes would be. The center seam appears to be machine stitched.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29968, described as Treadle-loomed, balance plain weave, warps cut, 1pc. stitched French seam

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[Missing]Remove constraint Year collected: [Missing]8 objects

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[Missing]8 objects

2.1 Daily Garb3 objects
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)2 objects
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes2 objects
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions1 objects

S1993-1994 #4: Blackhawk Museums (August 31, 1993–March 16, 1994)2 objects

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