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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-308, described as Basket. or canaste (sic). Object name was "canasta

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-310, described as Basket. Object name was "canasta

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29991, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and crocheted into tassels with pompoms added. 159.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Native name and meaning: Faja, Hombre/ Man's belt. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 4 singles in red; mercerized cotton (sedalina?): 2 two-ply in yellow, maroon, orange, gold; 4 two-ply in orange, purple, aqua; 6 two-ply in light and dark green, light and dark blue and white. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, who donated it to the museum in 1991. This faja has 2 areas of supp. weft multicolored yarns: one area is 15 inches in length and the other is 9.5 inches. Warps are crocheted into 10 tabs onto which pompoms of different colors are attached. Posts are worked into crochet work on one end before the tabs and are done in multicolors; total length of fringe is 4". "Observe intricacy of tassels." (Hun) Iconography consists of diamonds, zigzags, and triangles.

Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29634, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined with running stitch at center. Warps cut, braided and knotted to create tassels.

Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29636, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined at center by machine stitching. Warps cut, braided, knotted to create individual tassels that form a fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29633, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces machine-stitched at center. Warps cut and braided and knotted to form tassels.

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.

Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29632, described as Tzute: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. One piece; all selvedges loom-finished.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-308, described as Basket. or canaste (sic). Object name was "canasta

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-310, described as Basket. Object name was "canasta

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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-29991, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and crocheted into tassels with pompoms added. 159.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Native name and meaning: Faja, Hombre/ Man's belt. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 4 singles in red; mercerized cotton (sedalina?): 2 two-ply in yellow, maroon, orange, gold; 4 two-ply in orange, purple, aqua; 6 two-ply in light and dark green, light and dark blue and white. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, who donated it to the museum in 1991. This faja has 2 areas of supp. weft multicolored yarns: one area is 15 inches in length and the other is 9.5 inches. Warps are crocheted into 10 tabs onto which pompoms of different colors are attached. Posts are worked into crochet work on one end before the tabs and are done in multicolors; total length of fringe is 4". "Observe intricacy of tassels." (Hun) Iconography consists of diamonds, zigzags, and triangles.

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Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29634, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined with running stitch at center. Warps cut, braided and knotted to create tassels.

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Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29636, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces, joined at center by machine stitching. Warps cut, braided, knotted to create individual tassels that form a fringe.

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Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-29633, described as Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces machine-stitched at center. Warps cut and braided and knotted to form tassels.

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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.

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Hearst Museum object titled Tzute, accession number 3-29632, described as Tzute: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. One piece; all selvedges loom-finished.

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Current results range from 1902 to 1967

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[Missing]1 objects

Thomas Whittaker5 objects
Gustavus A. Eisen3 objects
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Janet Tellefsen5 objects
Gustavus A. Eisen3 objects
Phoebe Apperson Hearst3 objects
Miguel Hun1 objects

American cultures9 objects
Maya9 objects
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Ixil6 objects
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Cotton (textile)6 objects
Plant material3 objects
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Acc.44055 objects
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Current results range from 1902 to 1989

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2.1 Daily Garb6 objects
1.1 Hunting and Fishing3 objects
1.5 Household3 objects

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