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Slip-on shoulder strap (charretera), Milicias de Tropas Territoriales (MTT)
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Object Type: Uniform insignia — tubular slip-on epaulette/shoulder board Description: Rectangular olive-green cloth sleeve (open tube) designed to slide over the shoulder loop of a uniform shirt. Two transverse rows of stitching across the face form the tube and a retaining bar. Applied yellow lettering "MTT" on the outer face, the two T's rendered as an overlapping monogram. Loose threads at the upper open end.
2026.1.6
María Teresa Cornide Hernández collection
2026.1
Belonged to María Teresa Cornide
Materials: Olive-green cotton or cotton-blend cloth with a fine ribbed/corded weave; yellow flocked or screen-printed lettering (application method unconfirmed); cotton sewing thread. Technique: Machine-sewn tubular slip-on construction; lettering applied by flocking or pigment screen-print.
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Date: 1980 or later. The MTT was established in 1980, so the insignia cannot predate that year. If within the collection's scope, circa 1980–1990; see Flags regarding the possibility of a post-1990 date. Place of Origin: Cuba. Supported by the insignia itself — the MTT is a Cuban paramilitary organization under MINFAR — not merely by collection provenance.
"MTT" in yellow on the face (Milicias de Tropas Territoriales).
Good
M.T.T.
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use
Date range: This is the principal flag. The strap sits at the very end of the nominal 1959–1990 window (earliest possible 1980) and, because the MTT remains active to the present, it could equally date from after 1990. It cannot be securely placed inside the collection range without a dated label or contextual evidence.