Headband

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Date created: 1920-1928

Culture/People: K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
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, probably in Guatemala City, 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: Santa María Chiquimula; Santa María Chiquimula Municipality; Totonicapán Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala

See related items: K'iche' Maya (Quiché); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/660
Barcode: 160660.000

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

Object Name: Headband
Media/Materials: Wool yarn
Techniques: Braided
Dimensions: 380 x 3 x 1.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws671d14abc-a83c-4ceb-bfea-ad06c96816bf

Record ID: NMAI_172356