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Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 3-29068, described as Bead, tubular, greenstone, L 4.7 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Bedspread, accession number 3-29567, described as Bedspread; four panels, red with green, black and orange warp stripes; warp face weave. Sections joined by a narrow randa (dense hand-stitched joining) of blue, green and purple; wide purple band of supplementary weft patterning with multi-colored zigzag designs near each fringed end; short, plied and knotted fringe; 194 cm x 154 cm including fringe. Techniques: cotton; plain weave with supplemental weft.

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 3-27824, described as Bell, alligator head with open jaws, 86.60 grams; length 5.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29426, described as Belt, cotton, multi-colored with red and dark green predominate, geometric linear design combined with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures, warp braided at each end. Length 224.0 cm, width 8.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30014, described as Backstrap -loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warp ends cut and uncut cut warps are then knotted together; warps left unwoven for last 7-8" on each end to create a fringe. 74 cm x 5.5 cm. Child's belt. Cotton: 6 three-ply in purple; Acrylic (?): 1 two ply in violet, pule, fuchsia, royal blue, orange, green and white. Predominately purple with stripes and geometric blocks in green, blue, orange, white and fuchsia.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29427, described as Belt, silk, red, blue, green, yellow and white in a block pattern, ribbed, warp threads at one end are braided, loose at other end. Length 143.0 cm, width 7.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29203, described as Belt - brown, black and white bands with two partial animals; cotton tapestry weave; black and white pompoms at each end; length 210 cm not including tassels. Made for export.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29982, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; warps ends cut and uncut creating a 7" fringe on each end;cut warp fringe is knotted in places. 300 cm x 18 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: cotton: 3 singles, red; 2 two-ply in red and blue. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun in the 1980s (faja woven in 1985) and donated to the museum in 1991. Knots in red wefts appear on both sides of this piece. Parallel thin blue warp stripes evenly spaced on red background; cut fringe end is knotted. Present from Nimakachi family (Hun).

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-30016, described as Backstrap loomed, warp faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut; last 8.5" of warps on each end braided together and knotted off to create fringes. 215.5 x 6.5 cm. Woman's belt. Cotton: 1 two-ply in dark green; 1 three- ply in light green; 2 two-ply in black and white. Mercerized cotton: 5 two-ply in magenta, dark and light blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, pink and green. Very desirable fajas; women from many nearby departments buy fajas from Totonicapan, noted for their quality. Green borders, black and white warps and multicolored continuous bands of single-faced supp. weft brocading. Iconography consists of geometrics, birds, human, and urns with plants. Blues, greens, purples on one half with reds, oranges, yellows, and other colors on remaining half of faja. Zone of black and white warps as on on reverse side, occurs before the fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-27347, described as Belt, warp stripe in red, purple, yellow w/self fringe; embroidered or brocaded birds in blue, green, purple, yellow; cotton; 1. 1.47 M., w. 9cm. (not incl. fringe).

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