Collection place: West-Central Mexico / Culture or time period: Northern Mesoamerican cultures / Materials: Wool (textile) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-23043, described as Bag in [card: crossed off "doubleface"]; overall tiny diamond design in red wool and white cotton; braided drawstrings; braided warps form loosely plaited fringe; yellow and green geometric side borders; height 30 cm, width 21 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-28832, described as Strong of bags. Wool and cotton, plain weave with geometric cross stitch designs in red, blue and green thread, edges trimmed all around with red wool yarn, red and green wool yarn form tassels attached to corners of lower edge. Eight bags are attached together at upper corners, only two center bags have openings at top edge. Each bag is 9cm x 8.5cm. Worn around the waist by Huichol men.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-27787, described as Belt; standing deer, various geometric designs in natural brown and tan wool; plaited tassels at each end; length 2.52 meters. Warp brocade in wool.

Hearst Museum object titled Ceremonial arrow, accession number 3-22493, described as Ceremonial arrow used in prayer for rain. Wood foreshaft, bamboo grooved end removable, wool mat webbing on 5 bamboo sticks, 22 feathers tied with balls of cotton to the bamboo shaft with white string.