Hair Band
Cinta
| Native Name | Cinta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-9 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Quezaltenango Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Manufacture Location: | Guatemalan Totonicapan |
| Date Made: | pre 1940 |
| Early Date: | 1935 |
| Late Date: | 1940 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk Wool |
| Length: | 256 cm |
| Width: | 25 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number: | 9 - Other Number |
Description
Cofradia head band. Red wool and cotton with tapestry patterning in silk with long tassels. Some metallic fibers in tassels. Woven in Totonicapan. The middle is solid red and the patterning is along the ends of the hair band.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp red section: 28 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft red section: 68 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Warp tapestry section: 28 epi. Weft faced plain weave- red section. Weft faced twill and double faced tapestry weave."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| MAYA 2012: Lords of Time (05 May 2012 - 13 Jan 2013) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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