Headcover

Museum number:
3-29361
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030029361
Accession number:
Acc.4012
Description:
Headcloth; tzute. Red ground with yellow, indigo, tan, green, beige stripes. Large stylized animal motifs embroidered, 2 headed eagle (kat), fish, etc. Two pieces joined with purple silk figure 8 randa. (84 x 61 cm)
Donor:
Bertha Hammond
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
Maude Okkelberg
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1985
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Headcover, accession number 3-29361, described as Headcloth; tzute. Red ground with yellow, indigo, tan, green, beige stripes. Large stylized animal motifs embroidered, 2 headed eagle (kat), fish, etc. Two pieces joined with purple silk figure 8 randa. (84 x 61 cm)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headcover, accession number 3-29361, described as Headcloth; tzute. Red ground with yellow, indigo, tan, green, beige stripes. Large stylized animal motifs embroidered, 2 headed eagle (kat), fish, etc. Two pieces joined with purple silk figure 8 randa. (84 x 61 cm)

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