Woman's hair tie

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

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.
Contact Us: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Place: probably made in Totonicipán; Santiago Atitlán; Santiago Atitlán Municipality; Sololá Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala

See related items: Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/553
Barcode: 160553.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Woman's hair tie
Media/Materials: Cotton yarn, wool yarn
Techniques: Woven
Dimensions: 3 x 618 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f590fe04-e07e-4dd5-b3e5-6e2df6479ce2

Record ID: NMAI_172092