Hair Band
Cinta
89-27-1
From: Guatemala | Jacaltenango | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Cinta |
| Object Number | 89-27-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Jacaltec |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Jacaltenango | Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Dye |
| Description | Hair band. "Txah b'al" motif. Red ground with green, yellow, blue, purple, pink, black, orange and white geometric forms. Two tasseled fringes. Aniline dyes used. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 58 epi, two ply, red cotton. Two strands, two ply, white, blue, yellow and green cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, two strands, two ply, red cotton. Supplementary weft is double faced. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 124 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Carol Venture Norton, 1989 |
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