DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Tulma
NameHair tie
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateEarly to 3rd quarter 20th century
Place madeTarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America
MediumSheep's wool, horse hair
Dimensions77 9/16 × 3/16 in. (197 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.150
Object numberA.2010.26.150
DescriptionBlack braid hair tie with black horse hair tassels with white bands of small white beads on the ends of two of them. Three wrapped cords descend from first tassel wrapped in black and brown and divide into six and red, white, yellow beads decorate cords.
Collected in 1970s
1920-1972
