Aguacatan cinta (hair ribbon).

Aguacatan cintas are widely considered the finest head dresses in Guatemala and this is a top quality example. It was hand woven in cotton on a back-strap loom made especially for the purpose. All the surface decoration is supplementary brocade. Each of the 6 tassels is roughly 18 cm long. This example is circa-1980 and in excellent condition. It was acquired from the collection of an ex-US diplomat in Guatemala. W 10.5 x L 246 cm plus tassels. (16-48) $ 200. OBO