Headband

Cinta

2014-19-85

From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Aguacatan

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2014-19-85
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Aguacateca
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Aguacatan
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Woman's headband. Red cotton cloth with narrow white stripes at both salvage edes. Entire surface is decorated in multicolored supplementary weft with chevron, bird, plant and human designs, in predominantly blue, green, orange, white, purple. Both ends are shaped to a point.

Length 240.5 cm
Width 7.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-85 - Old Loan Number

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