Headdress
Tocoyal
83-13-15
From: Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Tocoyal |
| Object Number | 83-13-15 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | ca. 1910 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | White cotton ground. Two panels joined with silk randa. Brocading in purple, teal, navy and orange silk of two double headed eagles and geometric figures. Four silk tassels. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 98 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 57.15 cm |
| Width | 68.58 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Paul Chancellor, 1983 |
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