Collection place: Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala / Materials: Wool (textile) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-233, described as Girdle or woman’s waistband (Woven of natural black and white wool, thin 3 ply yarn stripes. Only warp shows stripes. Unwoven warp ends simple curl together at ends. Approximately 3 m 4 cm long, 7 cm wide.)

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-234, described as Girdle or woman’s waistband. (Same as 3-234 except that loose warp ends are twisted together to form black or white fringes, knotted at ends. Approximately 9 cm long. Length 1 m 62 cm, width 6 cm.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29730, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined front and back by handsewing, sides closed. Loom-finished end selvedges; head hole cut out and handsewn.

Hearst Museum object titled Malacate, accession number 3-287, described as Malcate for twisting wool

Hearst Museum object titled Mantilla, accession number 3-252, described as Mantilla or veil (Natural white and brown wool, heavy yarn-lengthwise stripes-warp ends knotted together. Plain weave. Approximately 3 m 22 cm long, 60 cm wide.)

Hearst Museum object titled Overshirt, accession number 3-113, described as Overshirt or kapishay for male Indian; 3-113 same as 3-112, but perhaps not fulled; approximately 1m 88 cm long, 1 m 50 cm around hem

Hearst Museum object titled Overshirt, accession number 3-112, described as Overshirt or kapishay for male Indian; 3-112 heavy brown wool, twill that was fulled; long sleeves; fringe along hem in back; under arm area not stitched together; V-neck; approximately 92 cm long, 1 m 54 cm around hem

Hearst Museum object titled Overshirt, accession number 3-118, described as Man’s over shirt (chaqueta); heavy brown wool twill, fulled; approximately 51 cm long, 108 cm around bottom

Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 3-117, described as Man’s over pants; heavy brown wool twill, fulled; tab closures navy wool twill; stitched with a 2-ply stiff twine; front closure down legs, but buttons never all sewed on or button holes cut; approximately 68 cm long

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 3-175, described as Thread holder or malacate