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Small cotton bag with drawstring closing, containing 28 miscellaneous pieces of
Small cotton bag with drawstring closing, containing 28 miscellaneous pieces of
Object Number 46-77-30/6685.1
Display Title Small cotton bag with drawstring closing, containing 28 miscellaneous pieces of
Descriptions
Object Description Small cotton bag with drawstring closing, containing 28 miscellaneous pieces of shell: Bag of warp-faced plainweave, tan with seven narrow dark brown stripes down center. Folded across bottom, seamed up sides with overcast stitches. Draw string stitched in around opening. Four selvages. Warp: cotton, (2s-plied). Weft: tan cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, various shapes
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Mala Valley
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 0.3 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm (1/8 x 2 1/16 x 2 in.)
Quantity 28
Label on object 46-77-30/6685.1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Bag, warp-striped
46-77-30/6685 Bag, warp-striped
Woven Fiber
Mala
Bag, drawstring, plainweave
80-61-30/24062A Bag, drawstring, plainweave
Raw Material
Woven Fiber
Peru
Bag, plainweave
46-77-30/10349 Bag, plainweave
Woven Fiber
Peru
Bag, plainweave
46-77-30/10348 Bag, plainweave
Woven Fiber
Peru
Image Not Available for Bag with contents
46-77-30/7772B Bag with contents
Fabric
Cerro Blanco
Image Not Available for Bag with contents
46-77-30/7772A Bag with contents
Fabric
Cerro Blanco
Bag, plainweave
46-77-30/9756 Bag, plainweave
Raw Material
Woven Fiber
Peru
Textile, double cloth
46-77-30/9611 Textile, double cloth
Woven Fiber
Vilcoshuara
Textile, double cloth
46-77-30/9612 Textile, double cloth
Woven Fiber
Vilcoshuara
Shroud, plainweave
46-77-30/10222 Shroud, plainweave
Woven Fiber
Vista Alegre
Bag
26-66-30/F681 Bag
Woven Fiber
Peru
Textile, double cloth
46-77-30/9608 Textile, double cloth
Woven Fiber
Vilcoshuara