Head Band
Cinta
| Native Name | Cinta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-324 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mam |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Ostuncalco Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 292 cm |
| Width: | 8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Description
Hair band of red cotton with brocaded geometric designs in purple, green, blue, and yellow cotton thread. Hemmed at both ends.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, four singles, Z twist, red cotton in ground weave. Warp faced plain weave. Two faced brocading. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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