Hair Tie
MOA: University of British Columbia
3097/59
Fibre hair tie composed of a long, braided cord with several wrapped tassels on either end. Each end has three black and brown wrapped tassels, with small sections at the bottom of white and either pink, yellow, or green. Below these coloured sections are dark brown-black fibre pom poms, which each lead into two black and brown wrapped tassels, with small multicoloured sections at the bottom. Below these multicoloured sections are slightly smaller dark brown-black pom poms, each of which leads into three short multicoloured wrapped tassels. Each end has a total of 27 wrapped tassels and 9 pom poms.
- Type of Item tie
- Culture Quechua, Aymara
- Material fibre, dye
- Measurements height 177.6 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 2.6 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Joanna Staniszkis
- Received from Joanna Staniszkis
- Made in Bolivia
- Ownership Date before February 5, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 5, 2015
- Item Classes textiles
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3097/0059