Fragment: Headband Item Number: 3263/68 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Complete headband in the form of a sling. Cradle is dark yellow-brown with pattern of red diamonds in the centre, and red stripes where the cradle tapers towards the handles. Braided handles are light brown with dark brown diamonds and zigzags. End portions of the handles are more tightly braided and the pattern changes to dark brown chevrons.
The lack of split in the cradle suggests this was not used for hurling projectiles.
Cradle done in tapestry weave.
Collected in Peru before the 1970s by Ina VanStan, a Professor of Textiles and Clothing at the Florida State College for Women (Florida State University) from the 1940s to c. 1966. VanStan later gifted her collection to the donor. A large amount of the donation was used for teaching at the University of Alberta while others were mainly small study fragments.