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Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-29657, described as Faja de mujer: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. One piece; warps cut to create a fringe.
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-29650, described as Faja: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. One piece. Warps cut, macramé fringe of 11" on both ends.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29616, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single, two-faced, and double suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined back, front, and side seams. End selvedges loom-finished; head hole slit, bound with black velvet, stitched by hand; sleeve openings bound with black velvet, hand-stitched. Iconography is geometric, floral, vases and horizontal bands.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29624, described as Huipil de casamiento: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces, hand-stitched front, back and sides. End selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit, bound with velvet; sleeves cut out and hand-stitched, faced with commercial cloth stitched by machine.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29611, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Weft-faced and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front, back and side seams with a randa. Garment lined with commercial cloth, machine-stitched.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-29658, described as Huipil-cofradía: Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant plain weave. Tapestry woven weft. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined with randa at front, back, and sides. Three ends loom-finished, three cut and hand-hemmed. Head hole cut out and bound with magenta silk and embroidery.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29621, described as Huipil-Sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined front, back, underarm seams by randa; warps cut and hemmed. Head hole cut out and slit, hemmed, sleeves bound with velvet.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29620, described as Huipil-Sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined by randa on front, back and side seams. End selvedges loom-finished on back side, other end warps cut and hemmed at front; sleeve holes edged with same randa as on side seams. Head hole cut out, and slit, bound by velvet. See also 3-29621 and 3-29623
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29622, described as Huipil-Sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined by decorative randa, both sides, front and back and underarm seams. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and slit, hand-stitched; sleeve openings hand-stitched.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29605, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined at front, back, side seams, end selvedges loom-finished. Slit opening for head, bound with black velvet as are sleeve openings.

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