Artwork
Headband
Artist
Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
Dateca. 1960
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Friends of Folk Art
Object number88.23.2
GeographyPlace madeBolivia
DescriptionA red woven headband with red geomtric patterns made in the same color as the background of the object. The long edges of the object are beaded with dark green beads.Label TextBolivian headbands are pre-Columbian in origin and are seen in a few parts of highland Bolivia where they are worn only by women. These "winchas" are excellent examples of warp-faced weaving that produces mirror designs when reversed. The glass beads are strung on the weft threads. Headbands are often passed on from mother to daughter, and they frequently have great symbolic value related to lineage and religious belief. (Marion Oettinger, 1998)Not on view
Collections
Unknown
mid- 20th century
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