Headband and tassel

Museum number:
3-29425a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4117
Description:
Headband, multi-colored silk with linear design combined with zoomorphic figures, detached tassel with tinsel wrapped loops combined with silk floss loops and fringe. A: headband length 136.0 cm, width 3.0 cm; B: tassel length approximately 21.0 cm
Donor:
Mrs. Harry B. Perrin
Collection place:
Totonicapán Department, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1987
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headbands (headgear)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Headband and tassel, accession number 3-29425a,b, described as Headband, multi-colored silk with linear design combined with zoomorphic figures, detached tassel with tinsel wrapped loops combined with silk floss loops and fringe. A: headband length 136.0 cm, width 3.0 cm; B: tassel length approximately 21.0 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Headband and tassel, accession number 3-29425a,b, described as Headband, multi-colored silk with linear design combined with zoomorphic figures, detached tassel with tinsel wrapped loops combined with silk floss loops and fringe. A: headband length 136.0 cm, width 3.0 cm; B: tassel length approximately 21.0 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headband and tassel, accession number 3-29425a,b, described as Headband, multi-colored silk with linear design combined with zoomorphic figures, detached tassel with tinsel wrapped loops combined with silk floss loops and fringe. A: headband length 136.0 cm, width 3.0 cm; B: tassel length approximately 21.0 cm

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