Hair Tie

About this object

Narrative

Acquired by the donor on a field collecting trip in and around Cuzco, Peru, in 1978.

Physical description

Wool hair tie. Woven cord is long and thin, made of many strands of dyed wool in red, green, yellow and brown that create a zigzag pattern along the length of the tie. At somewhat irregular intervals along both edges of the cord are attached small white glass beads.