Handband-loomed, weft-faced plain and tapestry weaves; one piece; warps cut then looped and knotted into added silk fringe. 258.5 cm x 4.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Cinta/headband. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in red, 3 singles in white; Artisela (artificial silk) in multicolors. Context of use: Woven in Totonicapan for use in this town (San Juan Sacatepequez). This colorful cinta relates directly to two others (3-29703 and 3-29704) in design, techniques, and locale. Silk floss added through looped warps of white cotton to create fringe on each end; fringe is approximately 4.5" long. The collector commented on the large stain on the central red portion, which he said was blood; this stain occurred in the 1980s. Iconography consists of ducks, rabbits, geometrics and horizontal stripes.