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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29643, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Three pieces joined back, front to end of weft brocading by randa and remaining side seam sewed by machine stitching. Warps cut and hemmed by machine. Head hole cut out and hemmed by hand stitching, decorated with neckpiece. Sleeve openings bound by button hole stitching.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-29667, described as Huipil-cofradía: Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant plain weave. Tapestry woven weft. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces. Head hole cut out, bound with satin weave magenta commercial cloth and embroidery.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-29679, described as Huipil-cofradía: Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant plain weave. Tapestry woven weft. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces. Head hole cut out; bound with commercial satin weave silk cloth.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil neckpiece, accession number 3-29642, described as Huipil neckpiece: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined back, front, and sides by randa. Head hole cut out and bound with embroidery; warps cut.
Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-3, described as Serape of Martoom; tapestry weave; red, yellow, green, purple and white wool; neck faced with brocaded red ribbon; approximately 2 m 30 cm long and 115 cm wide
Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2, described as Serape of Martoom; tapestry weave; multicolored ends finished by knotting together every 6 strands of warp wool; approximately 2 m 20 cm long and 110 cm wide Remarks: "old
Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-1, described as Sarape of Martoom; tapestry weave, multicolored wool. For the color purple the fiber is wool and dye result is probably synthetic. For the color red the fiber is wool, and the dye result is synthetic. Tapestry weave. Multicolored wool. Remarks: Used by Cofradia de Iglesia Totonicapan, Guatemala. About 20 years old.
Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29688, described as Tzute de hombre: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave with two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two angular pieces joined with randa in silk. End selvedges loom-finished. Three 6" multicolored wool tassels at each corner.

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