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 11 x L 235 cm plus tassels. (16-49) $ 180. OBO
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