Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Shoulder Cape (Guatemala), 20th century

  Two lengths with similar patterning sewn together. Warp stripes, solid ground, spot motifs of birds, flowers and running vine and words: Recuerdo Juana appears twice along with the initials JMS.

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  Perraje (shawl) (Guatemala), 1901–50

  Shawl of blue and red stripes with narrow blue and white “jaspeado” bands. Warp selvage at one end. Warp fringe at the other end has been knotted with silk added…

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  Perraje (shawl) (Guatemala), 20th century

  Warp jaspeado composed of alternating stripes: one a floral motif in blue and white, and the other a checkerboard in blue and red, blue and green, or blue and yellow,…

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  Textile Panel (Guatemala), 1939

  Heavy textured ground with design in the center of the panel. Stripes of very fine checkerboard design formed by changing the main weft to dark blue. Secondary dark blue weft…

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  Textile (Guatemala), 1900–1950

  Design of horizontal bands comprised of diamond motif reserved on black ground formed by extra wefts, with centers brocaded alternately in red and orange. Alternates with two bands of designs…

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  Huipil (Guatemala), 1901–50

  Design in purple, red, black, green, yellow and blue in extra wefts, almost completely concealing the white ground fabric. The predominant pattern is geometric, especially a zigzag motif in horizontal…

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  Bag (Guatemala), 1901–50

  Red and white knitted bag with geometric patterning as well as a stylized design of horseback riders and horses.

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  Bag (Guatemala), 1964

  Design of birds, animals and geometric forms in natural and dark brown on both sides of a bag.

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  Textile (Guatemala), 20th century

  Bands of blue and white and blue and yellow weft ikat (jaspeado) alternating with bands of solid red.

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  Textile (Guatemala), 20th century

  Blue and white dyed weft alternate with bands of solid red weft on a red warp.