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Men's head cloth
Object Number 17-3-20/C7766.2
Display Title Men's head cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Men's head cloths, one of four. Warp-faced plain weave with supplementary weft-patterning and embroidered seam; additional descriptive notes under conservation.
Inventory Description Scarf, woven, red with thin blue lines, yellow embroidered bird motif
Classification
  • Scarf
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 105 x 63 cm (41 5/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-3-20/C7766; Guat/St. Thomas, Chichicastenango, El Quiche, B9:68:K

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