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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 3-27367, described as belt; cotton warp face; warp stripes in red, green, purple, white; ikat design on center stripe; l. 1.86 M.

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 Blanket, accession number 3-29917, described as Treadle-loomed, twill and weft-faced tapestry weaves; cut and twisted warps create 11" fringes; 180 cm X 85 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-29940, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supplemental weft brocading; one piece; cut and uncut warps create 6" fringes on both ends. Width of piece varies along its length. 250 cm x 24-27 cm. Native name and meaning; faja, belt; hombre, men's. Materials, techniques: cotton, 3 and 4 singles, red; 2 two-ply orange. Supplemental weft cotton 4 two-ply in white, green, lavender, orange, yellow, maroon; acrylic or wool in 2 two-ply fuchsia; silk or rayon 2 two-ply in dark purple.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-29941, described as Faja, hombre: belt, men's. Backstrap loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single face supplementary weft brocading, one piece. Warps cut and uncut, creating fringe 8 inch long on both ends. Brocading at one end of sash, rest of textile is undecorated, brocading done in rows of triangles with striped borders at top and bottom. Cotton, 4 singles and 2 two-ply in red. Cotton or acrylic 4 two-ply white, red, dark purple, dark green, blue-green. Silk or rayon, 2 two-ply violet, 4 two-ply yellow and orange. Very good condition - noted 1991. Not as nicely woven as 3-29940, many knots visible throughout and many warps left "floating". Also see, 3-29991.

Hearst Museum object titled Hairband, accession number 3-29943, described as Cinta de Pelo, mujer: Hair ornament, woman's. Bankstrap loomed, warp-faced plain weave, single-faced supplementary weft brocading, one piece. Ends machine and hand-stitched, five tassels at each end. 376 x 50.5 cm. Cotton, 3 singles in red, cotton 2 two-ply in brown, maroon, purple, fuchsia, yellow, white, turquoise, green, dark and light orange, red, coral. Supplementary weft in cotton 4 two-ply yellow, purple, violet, dark green, white, turquoise, orange, coral, maroon, red. Silk or rayon 6 two-ply off-white, violet, turquoise, dark green. Iconography is geometric, stripes, diamonds and abstract forms. Warp-striped textile with single-faced supplementary weft brocading at each end, five tassels inserted through textile at each end, where textile has been folded back onto itself and sewn down, forming a point. Fancy tassels are 113/8" long, consisting of a stiff wrapped "stem" with a pom pom attached at the end. Each pompom composed mostly of thick 3-ply monochrome acrylic yarn, intermixed with finer plied multicolored yarns (cotton?). Very good condition.

Hearst Museum object titled Head cloth, accession number 3-29232, described as Textile/ utility cloth/ tzute; red and white cotton warp face with abstracted double headed eagle design in varicolored brocading; zigzags, diamonds, rosettes, etc.; row of small birds above and below; four purple cotton corner tassels; 72.5 x 77.5 cm. Man's utility cloth; head covering, shoulder cloth, carrying cloth. Made in 1970's. Per Ann Rowe to wear the tzute, it is folded in half diagonally, with the fold low over the forehead. The two ends at the extremities of the fold are tied over the ends that hang down in back. The tassels often hang down in back; sometimes those from the tied corners hang down in front. Often the tzute is worn with the wrong side of the weaving facing out, presumably to protect the right side. For certain religious functions, the tzute is removed from the head and draped over the shoulders. Textile analysis form in accession envelope.

Hearst Museum object titled Head cloth, accession number 3-29231, described as Textile/ utility cloth/ tzute; cotton with varicolored zigzag bands with row of birds at top, row of four legged animals below; red warp face with black stripes; two loom widths sewn together; maroon cotton corner tassels; 74 X 82.5 cm. Shawl/ head covering/ carrying cloth. Design said to be "feathered serpent effect." This example is a "male tzute." Made in 1980's. Per Ann Rowe to wear the tzute, it is folded in half diagonally, with the fold low over the forehead. The two ends at the extremities of the fold are tied over the ends that hang down in back. The tassels often hang down in back; sometimes those from the tied corners hang down in front. Often the tzute is worn with the wrong side of the weaving facing out, presumably to protect the right side. For certain religious functions, the tzute is removed from the head and draped over the shoulders. Textile analysis form in accession envelope.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29439a,b, described as Huipil, made from three panels, center panel is red cotton with purple silk stripes at lower edge, multi-colored brocaded and embroidered geometric and zoomorphic design, two side panels are white cotton with multi-colored brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design, one side panel discolored, other panel (B) is detatched. A: Length 86.5 cm, width 94.0 cm, B: Length 86.5 cm, width 39.0 cm