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Object Number 986-5-20/26263
Display Title Headdress
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress, constructed and rolled; red, white, green, black, orange warp stripes; single-face geometric brocade; colorful tassles; misshapen
Inventory Description Headdress, multi-colored woven bands, wrapped in circle, hanging tassles.
Classification
  • Headband
Department Ethnographic
Date 1930-1939 ca?
Culture
  • Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 21.2 x 4.7 cm (14 3/16 x 8 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-5-20/26263
Provenance
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)

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