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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 Serape, accession number 3-27261, described as Rebozo; double-woven cotton in black and coral. Stylized flowers in vertical pattern. Elaborate macrame fringe. 166 x 55 cm. without fringe. Native name and meaning: Rebozo: woman's head covering. Context of use (incl. role in trade): *From the area of Ismiquilpan, Hidalgo (Otomi-speaking). Traditionally, tortilla bags ('costales') were woven of wool in the double-cloth technique; in the 1950's, coarsely make bags, napkins and rebozos like this piece began to be made out of mercerized cotton. - Alejandro de Avila Blomberg.