Headdress
Tocoyal
83-13-17
From: Guatemala | Department of Solola | Nahuala
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 83-13-17 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Solola | Nahuala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | 1850-1990 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | White cotton with red bands at both ends. Brocading in purple and pink silk, animal figures, stained. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 72 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 2 panels - 3 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 56 cm |
| Width | 67 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Paul Chancellor, 1983 |
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