Hair Band
Cinta
42-35-86
From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Concepcion Chiquirichapa
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Cinta |
| Object Number | 42-35-86 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Concepcion Chiquirichapa |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Woman's hair band. Natural brown cotton with brocaded bands of red, blue and purple cotton and red, orange, yellow, green and magenta silk in geometric patterns, plants and birds. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, two singles, Z twist, natural brown cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, three singles, Z twist, natural brown cotton. Balanced plain weave. Brocading is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 219 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 51-C - Other Number |
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