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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30015, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut; last 8.5" of warps on each end braided together and knotted off to create fringes. 215.5 x 6.5 cm. Woman's belt. Cotton: 1 two-ply in dark green; 1 three-ply in light green; 2 two-ply in black and white. Mercerized cotton: 5 two-ply in magenta, dark and light blue, purple, red, roange, yellow, pink and green.
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30014, described as Backstrap -loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warp ends cut and uncut cut warps are then knotted together; warps left unwoven for last 7-8" on each end to create a fringe. 74 cm x 5.5 cm. Child's belt. Cotton: 6 three-ply in purple; Acrylic (?): 1 two ply in violet, pule, fuchsia, royal blue, orange, green and white. Predominately purple with stripes and geometric blocks in green, blue, orange, white and fuchsia.
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-30013, described as Faja, adolescent girl's belt. Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced sup. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and uncut; last 5" to 6 " left unwoven on each end, then loose warps braided together and knotted off to create a fringe finish. 96.5 cm x 2.5 cm. Cotton: 2 two-ply in black; 3 two-ply in white; 12 two ply-in black. Silk: 2 two-ply in coral, gold, lavender, yellow, light green and dark green. Handwoven by Isabel Quitz, March 19990. Floral motifs occur only on one half of the faja: pink flowers with green leaves on black background with white borders. Fringe is black and white with approximately 6 " long. Supp. weft brocading is knotted off on reverse side throughout length of belt.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-30018, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; loom finished; two lienzos, hand stitched together; slit neck hole. 59.8 cm x 74.7 cm. Sobre Huipil/ Ceremonial blouse. Cotton 2 ply in red, brown and white; two 2-ply in brown, red and yellow. Cotton floss; 2 two-ply fuchsia, purple, green and royal blue;p 3 two-ply in white; 4 two- ply in white, royal blue. Silk floss: 2 two-ply in royal blue, fuchsia and green. Huipil- ceremonial, from Tecpan. Handwoven on backstrap loom by Isabel Quitz for local use--of cotton threads. Old style ceremonial over blouse (sobre huipil) came back into fashion in 1993 per Margot Schevill.

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