Hair Band
Cinta
89-27-4
From: Guatemala | Jacaltenango | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Cinta |
| Object Number | 89-27-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Jacaltec |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Jacaltenango | Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Aniline Dye |
| Description | Hair band. "Knife" motif. Green background with white, magenta, green, yellow, red, blue, orange, purple and salmon geometric forms. Supplementary weft. Two tassled fringes. Aniline dyes used. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, two strands, two ply, green and white cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, three strands, two ply, green cotton. Supplementary weft is double faced. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 134 cm |
| Width | 3.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Carol Venture Norton, 1989 |
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