Head scarf/Bandana
name: label: Culture/People
content: K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
label: Collector
content: Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian
label: Expedition
content: Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
label: Expedition leader
content: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Guatemalan scholar Olympia Altuve at an unknown date; purchased from her in 1928 during the Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Almolonga; Almolonga Municipality; Quetzaltenango Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/712
label: Barcode
content: 160712.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
label: Indigenous Term
content: tzute
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Head scarf/Bandana
label: Media/Materials
content: Cotton yarn, embroidery floss
label: Techniques
content: Woven, embroidered
label: Dimensions
content: 71 x 60 cm