Head Ornament, Part Of Woman's Clothing Set
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Feb 1991
label: Collection Date
content: 1956 to 1983
name: label: Collector
content: Mr. R A. Horton
label: Collector
content: Elvira Aldana
label: Donor Name
content: Mr. R A. Horton
notes: label: Notes
content: PART OF THREE PIECE WOMAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426519-426521. RED WOOL HEAD ORNAMENT. AT ENDS ARE SECTIONS OF RAYON AND COTTON WOVEN INTO STRIPES, GEOMETRICBANDS, RABBITS, AND BIRDS IN GOLD, DARK ROSE, BLACK, LIGHT GREEN, BLUE, LAVENDER, PURPLE, WHITE, TURQOISE BLUE, AND MAGENTA. THESE SECTIONS END WITH WISPY BALLS OF FRINGED RAYON AND COTTON THREAD. BALLS ARE 12CM IN DIAMETER AND 8CM LONG. ATTACHED TO BALLS ARE LOOPS OF STRAW WHICH ARE WRAPPED IN WHITE METAL WIRE, MUCH OF WHICH IS BEGINNING TO TARNISH AND COME LOOSE. IN CENTER OF LOOPS ARE SMALL BALLS OF COLORED THREAD. ATTACHED TO THE LAST LOOP LINK ARE LOOSE BUNCHES OF EMBROIDERY FLOSS.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Quezaltenango, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Quiche (K'iche') Maya
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 387111
label: USNM Number
content: E426521-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Head Ornament
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 3.5 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 2764 cm
label: Diameter - When Coiled
content: 87 cm