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Hat, pile, four-pointed
Object Number 42-28-30/4487
Display Title Hat, pile, four-pointed
Descriptions
Object Description Very fragile "peruvian" velvet tufted cap - geometric design: Huari 4-pointed cap with knotted foundation of brown cotton (N), covered by camelid pile: yellow, red, olive-green, black. Diamond band encircles cap, above this are feline heads and other indistinct designs. Top of cap and one remaining point done in simple looping olive-green camelid (N).
Inventory Description Organic, woven, 4-pointed hat, polychrome geomtric design, 1 point at top
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Huari
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms South coast; Nasca Valley
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 16 x 12 cm (6 1/2 x 6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4487
Provenance
Previous owner Previously owned by Antonio Orlandini
Donor Donated by Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (08/04/1942)

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