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Object Number
986-5-20/26266
Display Title
Headband
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband; basketry core wrapped with red and white wool. Blue, white and pink wool tassles
Inventory Description
Headband, wool-wrapped basketry frame with blue, red and white fasteners.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Materials
Wool, Pigment, Fiber, Straw
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 2.4 x 0.6 cm (11 1/4 x 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26266
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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