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Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-29657, described as Faja de mujer: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. One piece; warps cut to create a fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-44, described as Guipil" of woman; stiff white cotton; basket weave; multicolored embroidery around neck and shoulders in cotton and silk thread; approximately 1 m 20 cm wide, 1 m 17 cm long

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-42, described as Huipil of woman; white cotton; plain and twill weaves; brocaded with cotton and silk threads in many colors; neck bound with ribbon; garment machine stitched; approximately 95 cm wide, 108 cm long; commercially spun red silk is synthetic (see letter in acc. env.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-48, described as Guipil" of woman; 3-48 plain weave; brocade, twill and basket weave; white cotton with multicolor brocade and twill stripes; neck bound with ribbon and velveteen and embroidered; sewn on by machine; approximately 90 cm wide, 105 cm long; For the color red, the fiber is cotton and the dye result is madder

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-144, described as Guipil (Loosely woven white cotton. Brocaded all over in many colors with cotton and silk. Approximately 47 cm long, 53 cm wide.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29616, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single, two-faced, and double suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined back, front, and side seams. End selvedges loom-finished; head hole slit, bound with black velvet, stitched by hand; sleeve openings bound with black velvet, hand-stitched. Iconography is geometric, floral, vases and horizontal bands.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-53, described as Woman’s shirt (huipil); basket weave; white cotton; red and yellow and brocade; yellow and red silk embroidery around neck and seam; approximately 1m 22 cm wide, 1 m 10 cm long

Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-16, described as Shoulder cape (peraje); basket weave; cotton; red, dark blue and white plaid; shoulders dark blue and red; stripes embroidered in red, yellow and violet; approximately 96 cm x 126 cm; for the color purple, the fiber is cotton and the dye result purpura REMARKS: See acc envelope. For native women

Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29635, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined at center by hand-stitching. Warps cut, braided, and knotted to form tassels.