Hair Tie

MOA: University of British Columbia

3097/61

Fibre hair tie composed of a thin orange and grey-green cord with several multicoloured wrapped tassels on either end. Each end has a dark brown pom pom, from which extend four black and dark yellow-brown wrapped tassels. Each tassel has a dark brown fibre pom pom at the bottom, from which extend two long black and light brown wrapped tassels. These tassels have small multicoloured sections 3/4 of the way down and at the bottom. Below the multicoloured sections at the bottom of the tassels are dark brown fibre pom poms, from which extend one or two short multicoloured wrapped tassels (one pom pom has no tassels). One end has a total of 25 tassels and 13 pom poms, while the other end has 26 tassels and 13 pom poms.


  • Type of Item tie
  • Culture Quechua, Aymara
  • Material fibre, dye
  • Measurements height 168.8 cm, width 10.1 cm, depth 3.1 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 3097/0061