Hair Band
Cinta
85-2-381
From: Guatemala | Chajul | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Cinta |
Object Number | 85-2-381 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Ixil |
Provenience | Guatemala | Chajul | Department of Quiche |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Cotton hair band with geometric brocading and pom poms at ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 80 epi, two singles, Z twist, red coton. Two ply, yellow and green cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Single faced brocading. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 464 cm |
Width | 4.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
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