Hair Band
Cinta
42-35-67
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Cinta |
| Object Number | 42-35-67 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | -1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Hair band with blue, purple, red, green, gold and brown silk bands of varying widths. Black and white cords at ends. Part of a costume for a second class child with 42-35-64 to -68. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 80 ppi, single, silk. Weft faced plain, twill and tapestry weaves." |
| Length | 118 cm |
| Width | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | XXXV - Collector Number |
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