Collection place: Totonicapán Department, Guatemala / Year collected: [Missing] / Culture or time period: American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 Collar, accession number 3-29428a, described as Collar and cuff set, woman's, white net gathered onto a red silk ribbon, multi-colored floral embroidery, lace-like trim on scalloped edges and neckline highlighted with a row of gold colored sequins, hand sewn throughout, edge trim loose in one area of collar. Length at neckline 53.0 cm, width 21.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Collar, accession number 3-29429, described as Collar, woman's, white cotton broadcloth, pleated at neckline, multi-colored floral embroidery, lace-like trim on scalloped edges and neckline, hand sewn throughout. Diameter at neckline 31.0 cm, width 21.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Cuff, accession number 3-29428c, described as Collar and cuff set, woman's, white net gathered onto a red silk ribbon, multi-colored floral embroidery, lace-like trim on scalloped edges and neckline highlighted with a row of gold colored sequins, hand sewn throughout, edge trim loose in one area of collar. Diameter at wrist 11.0 cm, width 19.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Cuff, accession number 3-29428b, described as Collar and cuff set, woman's, white net gathered onto a red silk ribbon, multi-colored floral embroidery, lace-like trim on scalloped edges and neckline highlighted with a row of gold colored sequins, hand sewn throughout, edge trim loose in one area of collar. Diameter at wrist 11.0 cm, width 19.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Embroidered textile, accession number 3-29430, described as textile, trimming, white net with purple floral embroidery, purple and blue lace-like trim along edges, hand sewn. Length 137.0 cm, width 12.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 3-29204, described as headband, red with figure s, horizontal stripes and birds woven along its length, three pom-poms at its ends, and seveal long strips of threads from the pom-poms.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband and tassel, accession number 3-29425a,b, described as Headband, multi-colored silk with linear design combined with zoomorphic figures, detached tassel with tinsel wrapped loops combined with silk floss loops and fringe. A: headband length 136.0 cm, width 3.0 cm; B: tassel length approximately 21.0 cm