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Accession Number 1975.2.268 Title kerchief Category Clothing, Headwear Object Type kerchief Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Chichicastenango Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age unknown Materials and Techniques cotton; wool; handwoven; handsewn Measurements overall: 53.5 x 32.5 cm Description

HAnd-woven, warp-faced, cloth made in two parts; white warp with red and blue stripes; discontinuous supplementary wefts form band of stylized double-headed birds in red, yellow and green with details in other…

HAnd-woven, warp-faced, cloth made in two parts; white warp with red and blue stripes; discontinuous supplementary wefts form band of stylized double-headed birds in red, yellow and green with details in other colours. Centre seam embroidered.

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