Mexico Textile Box 1

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Catalog # Name Description
1 1993.21.5 Loom, hand Two parts. a. Hand loom with woven and embroidered piece attached; textile embroidered with stylized picture of woman carrying a basket on her head. Natural and orange with multi-color design. b. Wooden piece for center; appears to be made to slide. Color: TN,OR,ML
2 1996.20.2 Blouse Has a 6' hole in center for head. Around this area and shoulder there is green triangled border approx. 1'' wide. Blouse fits over head with material distributed equally in back and front. There is no sewing on sides, connecting the front and back; therefore there are not distinct armholes. In the center of blouse there is embroidered geometrical figures which are patterned the same on the front and back, arranged horizontally.. The embroidered area is 30" followed by off-white material. Located in front is a 5'' zipper. Color: TN,PK,RD
3 1996.20.3 Sash Belt has a 4" width except at ends where material is braided to form an area where it can be tied around the waist. The entire mid-section of belt has a quarter inch green border. Inside this border are various geometric and animal motif designs. Color: GR,BL,GD
4 1996.20.6 Shawl Cloth does not deviate from maximum width or length. Predominant color of cloth is black with specks of white running throughout. There are also thin orange lines running across cloth 1/4" from each other. The ends of material at 30" widths are knotted to form a distinct triangular pattern for 15" on both ends. The color of this area is black. Color: BK,WH,OR