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Object Number 50-74-20/18246
Display Title Woman's ceremonial head cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's ceremonial head cloth - worn on such occasions as holy week, Maximon ceremony, etc. Brown, red, * white stripes
Inventory Description Fabric, brown, white and red stripes, embroidered seam
Classification
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tzutuhil
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Solola / <County> / Santiago Atitlan
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 112 x 109 cm (44 1/8 x 42 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50-74-20/18246/ Guat/ Santiago/ Atitlan/ Solola/ B9:74:J

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