Hair Tie
MOA: University of British Columbia
3097/62
Fibre hair tie composed of a thin black (and partially green and thicker) cord with several multicoloured fibre pom poms and wrapped tassels on either end. Each end has dark red-brown fibre pom poms with multicoloured undersides, from which extend two multicoloured wrapped tassels. Each tassel has a black pom pom with a multicoloured underside, from which extend two more multicoloured wrapped tassels that end with black pom poms, with multicoloured undersides. Each end has a total of six wrapped tassels and seven pom poms.
- Type of Item tie
- Culture Quechua, Aymara
- Material fibre, dye
- Measurements height 160.8 cm, width 10.1 cm, depth 3.8 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 3097/0062