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Headband
Wari-related
Middle Horizon
A.D. 500–800
Object Place: Peru, South Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton larkshead knotted ground with supplementary cut pile
Dimensions
Height x circumference: 4.8 x 63.7 cm (1 7/8 x 25 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mrs. Cabot's Special Fund
Accession Number47.1089
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionNarrow headband with two pairs of points. Polychrome (red, green, yellow, white, purple) stripes alternating with diamonds.
Provenance1941/1942, probably acquired in South America by Roland Terry (b. 1917 - d. 2006), Seattle; 1947, sold by Roland Terry to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1947)