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Object Number
42-28-30/4492
Display Title
Headdress, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description
Feather headband with representations of the condor in flight done in blue and black on red background; 30 x15 cm: Headdress; rectangular central section (27x16.5) has orange ground and three birds(?) (condor in flight): 2 blue, flanking 1 black. Bands coverd with orange feathers extend to either side. Foundation cloth warp-faced plainweave, ends torn (warp, weft: z-2s, 26 epcm.; 5 epcm.). Feathers attached by 2 pairs of cotton yarns, knotting around each feather; third yarn secures string of feathers to cloth.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile headband, plainweave, multicolored feathers attached
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nazca?
- Huari?
- Middle Horizon?
- Tiahuanaco?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nasca Valley
Materials
Fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 80.5 x 15.5 cm (31 11/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4491 | Headdress, feathered |
Woven Fiber
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Nazca Province
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| 15-41-30/86916 | Cap band, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Coyungo
| |
| 15-41-30/86913 | Cap band, feathered |
Feather
|
Coyungo
| |
| 46-77-30/7707 | Headband, feathered |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7748C | Textile, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Chavina
| |
| 15-41-30/86914 | Cap band, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Coyungo
| |
| 14-38-30/85947 | Tunic, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca
| |
| 42-12-30/3198 | Poncho, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 42-12-30/3368 | Tunic, feathered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
| |
| 42-28-30/5804 | Mummy mask, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 38-28-30/4177A | Miniature textile, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
|
| 38-28-30/4177B | Miniature textile, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
|