Collection place: Totonicapán Department, Guatemala / Culture or time period: American cultures / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 3-28, described as Apron for girl (delantal); 3-27 cotton twill; brown, dark blue and white, one end cut, other end fringed, 80 cm long, 50 cm wide; 3-28 cotton twill, multicolor stripes, predominantly brown, fringed on both ends, 50 cm long, 49 cm wide

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 3-23b, described as Apron (delantal) tapestry weave, cotton-multicolored stripes with ikat design, out of one end, warp forms fringe at other end. 82 cm long, 62 cm wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Band, accession number 3-28214, described as [ cat card DESCRIPTION: Band for apron tie Materials: Cotton, silk Technique: Warp faced plain weave, brocaded Colors: Weft striped varicolored Dimensions: 31 x 7/8 " Remarks: See Fig. 120n Textiles of Highland Guatemala, LMO ]

Hearst Museum object titled Band, accession number 3-28187, described as Belt. Cotton, silk. Warp faced pattern weave, brocaded. Braided ends. Varicolored. 90 by 2 7/8 inches. Weft striped; geometric, animal, human, figure motives. January 1969 Condition good.

Hearst Museum object titled Band, accession number 3-28184, described as Belt. Cotton, silk. Warp faced, brocaded. Varicolored. 57 by 2 1/8 inches. Bird, tree, woman, geometric motives. January 1969 Condition good.

Hearst Museum object titled Band, accession number 3-28201, described as [ cat card DESCRIPTION: Headband Materials: Cotton, Technique: weft faced motives in tapestry weave Colors: Varicolored, weft striped Dimensions: 64 1/2 x 5/8" Remarks: Human figure motives. Ends not finished ]

Hearst Museum object titled Band, accession number 3-28179, described as Headband. Cotton, silk, metal wrapped yarns. Weft faced, motives in tapestry weave, fringe with tassels. Varicolored. 129 by 1.5 inches. Weft striped, animal, geometric motives. January 1969 Condition good.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30017, described as Backstrap loomed, warp faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut; last 7" of warps on each end braided together and knotted off at each end. 215.5 x 6.5 cm. Woman's belt. Cotton: two-ply in dark green; black and white; 5 two-ply in blue, red, yellow, magenta, lemon yellow, orange, purple, pink and grween; three-ply in light green. Very desirable fajas; women from many nearby departments buy fajas from Totonicapan, noted for their quality. Green borders, black and white warps on which multicolored, continuous bands of single faced supp weft in geometric motifs. Blues greens and purples on one half, reds, oranges, yellows and other colors on other half. Zone of black and white warps, as on wrong side of faja, occurs before fringe. Iconography consists of geometrics and bird and human figures.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30016, 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, orange, yellow, pink and green. Very desirable fajas; women from many nearby departments buy fajas from Totonicapan, noted for their quality. Green borders, black and white warps and multicolored continuous bands of single-faced supp. weft brocading. Iconography consists of geometrics, birds, human, and urns with plants. Blues, greens, purples on one half with reds, oranges, yellows, and other colors on remaining half of faja. Zone of black and white warps as on on reverse side, occurs before the fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-28215, described as [ cat card DESCRIPTION: Headband Materials: Cotton, silk Technique: Weft faced, motives in tapestry weave Colors: Varicolored Dimensions: 91 x 1 3/8 " Remarks: Weft striped, animals, geometric motives ]