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Object Number 986-5-20/26217
Display Title Man's headdress (tzute cabeza de hombre)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tzute cabeza de hombre
Object Description Man's headdress (tzute cabeza de hombre); red ground with black warp pinstripes; geometric single-face brocade in orange, turquoise, yellow, white and purple; embroidered at join in purple, orange and turquoise silk thread; large purple silk thread tassle at each corner
Inventory Description Woven textile, red with black stripes, multi-colored embroidered designs.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Date 1930-1939 ca?
Culture
  • Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Nahvia
Central America / Guatemala / Sacatepequez / <County> / Santa Maria de Jesus
Dimensions Overall: 61.5 x 64 x 0.9 cm (24 3/16 x 25 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-5-20/26217
Provenance
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)

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