Hair Band
Cinta
85-2-194
From: Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Nebaj
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Cinta |
| Object Number | 85-2-194 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Nebaj |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Hair band of striped cotton. Ends are pointed with three tassels consisting of loops which are bound in various colors and from which hang a multicolored pompom. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 76 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Two singles, multicolored cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 273 cm |
| Width | 28.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
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