DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Tulma

NameWoman's Hair Tie

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date19th century

Place madeBolivia, South America

MediumAlpaca and vicuña

Dimensions48 13/16 × 3/16 in. (124 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.130

Object numberA.2010.26.130

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionWoven hair tie with light brown braid at tassel that divides into two. On one end first tassel is red and the others natural and a light purple. At other, the first is dark purple and others are red and dark green.

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