DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Funerial Hair Ribbon

NameFunerial Hair Ribbon

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date1920-30

Place madeTotonicapan, Guatemala, Central America

Mediumsilk, copper wire

Dimensions140 15/16 x 1 5/16 in. (358 x 3.4 cm)

Credit LineIFAF

Object numberFA.1972.2.23

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DescriptionLong silk funerial band. Blue, green, purple, black, grey/silver Slit tapestry weave w/sm. sections of geom. men, animal and bird designs. Heavy pompoms that have wrapped wire around vegetable fiber and braided silk dangles coming from ends. In center is written "ISIDRO=RANON=PU="(probably the husband's name.) Old, circa 1920-30. Rare.