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Red and yellow man's headcloth of coarse cotton with silk brocade and tassels.
Red and yellow man's headcloth of coarse cotton with silk brocade and tassels.
Object Number 973-8-20/24084
Display Title Red and yellow man's headcloth of coarse cotton with silk brocade and tassels.
Descriptions
Object Description Red and yellow man's headcloth of course cotton with silk brocade and tassels; 1930-40?
Inventory Description Tzute, woven, red w/ black stripes, cotton and silk brocase, tassels at corners
Classification
  • Tzute
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala
Additional Geographic Terms Chichicastenango?
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 126 x 67 cm (49 5/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-8-20/24084; Guat/Santo Thomas, Chichicastenango, El Quiche; B9:68:F

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