Headband

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Culture/People: K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Collector: Edith Bayles Ricketson (Edith Hill Bayles Ricketson), Non-Indian, 1899-1976
Seller: Edith Bayles Ricketson (Edith Hill Bayles Ricketson), Non-Indian, 1899-1976

Collection History: Collected in 1931 by archaeologist and ethnographer Edith Bayles Ricketson (1899-1976); purchased by MAI from Edith Bayles Ricketson in 1931.
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Place: Totonicapán; Totonicapán 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: 18/1144
Barcode: 181144.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Headband
Media/Materials: Rayon twine/string
Techniques: Tied, wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68cf524b0-0307-4e9a-8b98-67ce43568965

Record ID: NMAI_193474