Hair Band
Cinta
| Native Name | Cinta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-67 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Quezaltenango Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | -1933 |
| Early Date: | -1933 |
| Late Date: | -1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 118 cm |
| Width: | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | XXXV - Other Number |
Description
Hair band with blue, purple, red, green, gold and brown silk bands of varying widths. Black and white cords at ends. Part of a costume for a second class child with 42-35-64 to -68.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 80 ppi, single, silk. Weft faced plain, twill and tapestry weaves."
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