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Object Number
42-28-30/4497
Display Title
Headband, tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband - wool tapestry; rose-red ground with multi-colored head motif repeated; lined with plain weave: Headband with repeated Huari-style feline heads; slit tapestry with occasional dovetailing wefts. Lined with separately woven plainweave band of red camelid (warp: z, 40 epcm.) and brown cotton weft (2z-2s, 11 epcm.). Two bands joined with buttonhole stitch along each edge. Warp: brown cotton, (N), 9 epcm. Weft: black, green, ochre, blue, white, on red camelid, brown cotton, (z-2s), 30 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, headband, red with multi-colored head motif, lined with plain weave
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nazca
- Huari
- Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
/
Vincha
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nasca Valley
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 4 cm (7 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-28-30/4497
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4496 | Headband, tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Vincha
| |
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Fabric
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7359 | Headband, interlock tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Loma Huelo
| |
| 42-12-30/3314 | Headband, slit tapestry, loop |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4486 | Border, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 44-31-30/4288 | Bag, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
|
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for Headdress, slit tapestry
| 31-61-30/F832.1 | Headdress, slit tapestry |
Fabric
|
Huaco
| |
| 46-77-30/11027 | Band, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Vista Alegre
| |
| 42-28-30/4510 | Headband, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4485 | Tunic |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54468A | Band |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Ancon
| |
| 42-12-30/3386 | Band, double cloth |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
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