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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-29200, described as purse, bag-style with long shoulder strap, meduim blue with thin light blue stripe, wide band of woven multicoloured chevron pattern, lined with (muslin).

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 3-29982, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warps ends cut and uncut creating a 7" fringe on each end;cut warp fringe is knotted in places. 300 cm x 18 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: cotton: 3 singles, red; 2 two-ply in red and blue. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun in the 1980s (faja woven in 1985) and donated to the museum in 1991. Knots in red wefts appear on both sides of this piece. Parallel thin blue warp stripes evenly spaced on red background; cut fringe end is knotted. Present from Nimakachi family (Hun).

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-27760, described as Belt; varicolored blocks of color; cotton cordage on cotton string foundation; green/white tassel at each end; length woven part only length 1.17 M. Cotton string on cotton foundation.

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 3-29945, described as Backstap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading one piece; ends cut and uncut, braided into two tassels at each end; cut warps at one end are also knotted together. Native name and meaning: Faja/Belt, Mujer/Woman's. Materials, techniques: Acrylic two, 2-ply red, green and yellow, and four, 2-ply red. Acrylic supp. weft brocading in three, 2-ply white, fuchsia, bright pink and orange; four 2-ply in turquoise, green, coral, purple, orange and royal blue; cotton or rayon. Context of use: Collected by Linda Green during UREP expedition in 1991. Woven by Isabel Quitz between July-November 1991. Predominately red with yellow and green stripes; multicolored single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two tassels at each end of the faja, created by braiding warps together. Brocading done at each end of faja, while the center portion left undecorated. One end of faja has double motif in each register (i.e. two birds/register), while the other end of faja has single motif/register. The single motifs are bordered on each side with smaller geometric figures (similar to "snowflakes"). Birds and geometric iconography.

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 3-30014, 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 Belt, accession number 3-29203, described as Belt - brown, black and white bands with two partial animals; cotton tapestry weave; black and white pompoms at each end; length 210 cm not including tassels. Made for export.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-27367, described as belt; cotton warp face; warp stripes in red, green, purple, white; ikat design on center stripe; l. 1.86 M.