Headcover

Museum number:
3-29355
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4012
Object count:
1
Description:
Headcovering, (tzute) men's; red ground with indigo strips composed of 2 pieces joined with figure 8 randa of silk; central area of embroidery is purple silk (76 x 28 cm); purple silk tassels on all four corners ( 22 to 30 cm each); overall (76 x 54 cm)
Donor:
Bertha Hammond
Collection place:
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
Maude Okkelberg
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1985
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Headcover, accession number 3-29355, described as Headcovering, (tzute) men's; red ground with indigo strips composed of 2 pieces joined with figure 8 randa of silk; central area of embroidery is purple silk (76 x 28 cm); purple silk tassels on all four corners ( 22 to 30 cm each); overall (76 x 54 cm)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headcover, accession number 3-29355, described as Headcovering, (tzute) men's; red ground with indigo strips composed of 2 pieces joined with figure 8 randa of silk; central area of embroidery is purple silk (76 x 28 cm); purple silk tassels on all four corners ( 22 to 30 cm each); overall (76 x 54 cm)

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