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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