Object name: Shawl / Collection place: Central America / Function: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 3-30b, described as Tapestry weave cotton. Multicolored stripes with "ikat" design ends fringed Approx 165 cm long 63cm wide

Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 3-30004, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut and uncut, then plied together to create fringe on each end. 233.5 cm x 87 cm. Cotton: 2 singles in white, red; 4 singles in white; 3 two-ply in yellow, red. Cotton sedalina: 4 two-ply in green, purple; 5 two-ply in blue; 6 two-ply in red; 8 two-ply in yellow. Red warp stripes on white ground; occasional yellow and red yarns in otherwise white wefts. Supp. weft brocading in bands of geometric designs thourout entire piece. Warp ends twisted to create fringe. Made perraje from huipil design; wanted long huipil per M. Schevill. Iconography consts of stars birds, rain, and mountains.