Head scarf/Bandana

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Culture/People: Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil)
Expedition: Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected 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.
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Place: Santiago Atitlán; Santiago Atitlán Municipality; Sololá Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala

See related items: Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/547
Barcode: 160547.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term: tzute

Object Name: Head scarf/Bandana
Media/Materials: Cotton yarn
Techniques: Woven
Dimensions: 88 x 72 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6704b0b5b-7350-40e7-bb22-f97062228a3b

Record ID: NMAI_172086