Ceremonial headband

The hairband (cinta in Spanish) is woven in a hip loom with cotton and silk. The weaving technique used is upholstery (tapiceria in Spanish). In this technique, threads of different colors of warp and weft are interwoven to form figures. Further, fringes are added to the hairband.A hairband is used exclusively by women to decorate the hair and head. This particular hairband is intended for ceremon…