Hair Band
Cinta
70-13-21B
From: Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Santa Maria Nebaj
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Cinta |
| Object Number | 70-13-21B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Santa Maria Nebaj |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Cotton hair band of mullticolored stripes. Ends finished in "V" shape. Pom poms attached with cotton threads bound with multicolored silk, 5 at on end and 4 at the other. Solitary brocaded design unit of multicolored diamonds. Machine finished. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 76 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and white cotton. Two ply cotton in multicolors. Weft: 11 ppi, three singles, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 296.5 cm |
| Width | 45.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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