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Loom with a partially completed weaving tied to four bars (part a). Weaving attached to bars at the top and bottom with one bar, intertwined in the weaving, towards the bottom, and another attached to the back, towards the bottom. There are three removable swords (parts b-d) and one removable shuttle (part e) stored in the weaving, at the bottom. The attached bars are all made of bamboo. The shuttle (part e) and one of the swords (part c) are made of light yellow-brown wood, the other two swords (parts b and d) are dark brown. The shuttle has notched ends and is wrapped entirely in orange thread. The weaving on part a is orange and has rows of repeated designs across the entire surface. Row designs include: loose chevron pattern, tight chevron pattern, dotted squares, dotted lines, "X" design across length with squares in the negative space, and abstract "V" design across length with squares in the negative space. Designs done in indigo, red, yellow, black, green, dark blue, white and electric blue. Rest of weaving is incomplete and orange in colour, with loose strands of black and yellow throughout. Three metal rings attached to the top and bottom loom bars- one on the top, to the right of the weaving, and two on the bottom, on either side of the weaving.
Huipil, or woman’s shirt. Tunic is made from two long pieces of red wool fabric sewn together vertically, fully open at the sides, with a strip of black velvet at arms and around neck. Front of tunic falls longer than back. Exterior is heavily embroidered with many colours, showing geometric designs at shoulders and waist, interspersed with horizontal strips of fruit and foliage, and multicoloured birds.
Small folded white napkin with purple design. A paper label is sewn on, through the folded napkin.
Textile on the loom is woven in a chevron and flower design in red, blue, green, yellow, orange, black, white and purple on a burgundy background. Rope is burgundy, green, purple and white. Loom and pick are carved and sanded. Pick is also painted. Many wooden pieces are attached in the weave.
Short multicoloured blouse with embroidery. The blouse is made from three panels, creating a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with yellow thread. On the front and back the embroidery repeats a cross, diamond and zigzag motif in rows on black ground. Around the bottom hem is a black border. The inside is unlined and the numerous supplementary wefts are left untrimmed.
Cloth made of two red brocaded cotton panels stitched together lengthwise. Each has lengthwise bands in red, blue, pink, violet and green. Bordered with bands of multicoloured diamonds at the shorter ends. The remainder of the cloth has bands of multicoloured flowers, birds, and deer in green, blue,purple and pink with white and yellow. Wrong side supplementary wefts worked into weaving.
Skirt made of blue cotton with horizontal bands and stripes in lighter blue. The skirt has both horizontal and vertical seams, each finished with multicoloured decorative plain insertion stitched bands (randa) in cotton and synthetic fibre. The top selvedge edge is folded to the inside (14.5 cm).
Deer bone pick which is long and narrow, tapered to a pointed tip. Small carved quetzal bird, in profile at top, has incised comb on head and incised eye, both painted light red. Faint green lines probably indicate tail feathers. Rest of pick is natural bone.
Square shaped cotton shawl with hand sewn centre seam. At each end warp threads are knotted into a fringe with blue tassels attached. The design consists of three rows of multi-coloured double-faced brocade floral designs, separated by narrow bands of white single-faced brocade. Smaller floral bands are bounded by multi-coloured single face stripes at each end. The colours are pink, blue, red, green, yellow and purple on a green ground.
Blouse composed of two rectangular woven red panels with white and green dots sewn together with an slit left unsewn at the centre to form the neck hole. The blouse is decorated with horizontal bands of multicoloured brocaded geometric designs.