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Hearst Museum object titled Cinta, accession number 3-32182, described as Cinta, handwoven band, burgundy wool of natural dyes indigo and cochineal. Some fraying shows what appears to be white warp and weft base cloth, overlaid with burgundy wool and black selvage stripes.
Hearst Museum object titled Dye, accession number 3-27973, described as sample, dye, cochineal [cat card Description: cochineal insects Materials: Technique: Used in making red dye Colors: Dimensions: Remarks: see #1797 a-c ]
Hearst Museum object titled Dye, accession number 3-27974, described as sample, dye, cochineal (grana) [cat card Description: Dye Materials:cochineal Technique: For yarn dyeing Colors: Red Dimensions: Remarks: ]
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-69, described as Woman’s shirt or "guipil"; white cotton; basket weave; also yellow and red; brocaded dark blue cotton; red and yellow silk embroidery; purple, red, green and yellow silk; embroidery around neck; approximately 1 m 19 cm wide 1 m 6 cm long; Red silk floss is cochineal (see letter in acc. env.)
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17, described as Woman’ shirt (huipil); white cotton; brocaded with red and yellow; stitched in dark blue; appliqued in dark blue ribbon; approximately 78 cm long, 96 cm wide For the color red the fiber is silk and the dye result is cochineal
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-29665, described as Huipil-cofradía: Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant plain weave. Tapestry woven weft. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces. Ends cut and hand-hemmed. Head hole cut out and bound with decorative silk neckpiece (satin cloth).
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-29662, described as Huipil-cofradía: Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant plain weave. Tapestry woven weft. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined with randa at front, back, and sides. Ends cut and hand hemmed. Head hole cut out and edged with embroidery.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-29658, described as Huipil-cofradía: Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant plain weave. Tapestry woven weft. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined with randa at front, back, and sides. Three ends loom-finished, three cut and hand-hemmed. Head hole cut out and bound with magenta silk and embroidery.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-29666, described as Huipil-cofradía: Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant plain weave. Tapestry woven weft. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces. Head hole cut out and bound by commercial decorative silk neckpiece.
Hearst Museum object titled Jacket, accession number 3-11, described as Jacket (coton); black wool; fulled to appear felted; fringed along bottom of back side; red and yellow embroidery; also dark blue ribbon binding and applique; inside collar of dark blue wool; approximately 45 cm long, 106 cm around bottom

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