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 FIVE PIECE WOMAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426509-426513. WOVEN HEAD ORNAMENT CONSISTING OF BANDS OF GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, HUMAN FIGURES, RABBITS, AND BIRDS. THE ENDS CONSIST OF WISPY BALLS OF FRINGED PURPLE, WHITE, HOT PINK, TEAL, AND YELLOW RAYON, ATTACHED TO WHICH ARE LOOPS THAT ARE LINKED TOGETHER AND TIGHTLY WRAPPED WITH WHITE RAYON THREAD. TIED TO THE END OF EACH END LOOP ARE LOOSE BUNCHES OF RAYON THREAD. COLORS USED IN OBJECT: YELLOW, TEAL, PURPLE, RED, MAROON, ORANGE, AND BLUE.TOTONICAPAN STYLE HEAD ORNAMENT.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Almolonga, 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: E426513-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Head Ornament
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 3.25 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 300 cm