Cinta, cofradia: Backstrap-loom woven, balanced plain weave; Two-faced supp. weft brocading. One piece, ends loom-finished, hemmed by hand into pointed form. Three tassels added to each end.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Sacapulas, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
El Quiche; Sacapulas
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headdresses
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 260 centimeters and width 7.5 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Cotton: 6 singles magenta; 2 singles yellow. Silk floss: Purple, turquoise, off white, yellow and magenta. Silk floss suppl. weft brocading in purple, turquoise, off- white, yellow and magenta. Silk floss tassels. Cross-stripes and geometric iconography. CONTEXT OF USE: The variations of brocading produces pilel-ike loops along edges of the geometric designs done in silk floss of the "right" side of the headdress (suppl. weft). "Double weft" is done in silk floss in geometric designs and cotton singles in magenta (O'Neale 295). Three tassels are sewn onto each ed of multicolored silk floss and are 3 1/2 inches long each. Tape tag affixed says "#26, $15". Geometric and cross striped iconography. Designs constitute approximately 2/3 of entire cinta. This ceremonial headdress is the only one from the Sacapulas group. CONSERVATION: Very good.