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Hearst Museum object titled Woman's belt, accession number 3-96, described as Faja or woman’s waistband; 3-96 cotton with wool brocade; red, white, blue, yellow, green, purple; warp braided together at ends; approximately 2 m 54 cm long, 7 cm wide
Hearst Museum object titled Woman's belt, accession number 3-192, described as Woman’s waistband (Same as 3-191 except stripes are purple, white, red, yellow, and green. 1m 25 cm long, 6 cm wide.)
Hearst Museum object titled Woman's belt, accession number 3-193, described as Woman’s waistband (Same as 3-191 except stripe are white, purple, light blue, red and yellow. 1m 23 cm long, 5.5 cm wide)
Hearst Museum object titled Woven fan, accession number 3-119, described as Fan (soplador); used in starting a fire
Hearst Museum object titled Woven fan, accession number 3-120, described as Fan (soplador); used in starting a fire
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Woven strip of fabric, embroidered, accession number 3-29921b, described as Embroidered 'bookmarks' approximately 7" long and 1 1/4" wide of white cotton cloth, doubled; plain cloth back and embroidered front in cross-stitch; fringes added to each end; one bookmark uses white dacron, the other white cotton (synthetic?).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Woven strip of fabric, embroidered, accession number 3-29921a, described as Embroidered 'bookmarks' approximately 7" long and 1 1/4" wide of white cotton cloth, doubled; plain cloth back and embroidered front in cross-stitch; fringes added to each end; one bookmark uses white dacron, the other white cotton (synthetic?).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Woven strips of fabric, embroidered, accession number 3-29921, described as Embroidered 'bookmarks' approximately 7" long and 1 1/4" wide of white cotton cloth, doubled; plain cloth back and embroidered front in cross-stitch; fringes added to each end; one bookmark uses white dacron, the other white cotton (synthetic?).
Hearst Museum object titled Xute, accession number 3-142, described as cap or Xute; also used around the neck; white cotton-gauzy plain weave, inconspicuous orange stipes, brocaded with red and orange cotton; long silk red and orange tassles on ends [handwritten: magenta and gold silk is colored with synthetic dyes (Carlson: See acc. envelope) Photo: see Eisen archive in museum library; see also pg. 87 in Margot Schevill's book
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Yarn, accession number 3-28002a-c, described as Three sewing white cotton yarn samples. a) single ply S twist, b) two ply S twist c) four ply S twist.

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