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Object Number 34-150-30/628
Display Title Tassel
Descriptions
Object Description Tassel; thick cords of replied red camelid (z-2s) attached to a "handle"--a round core of cotton yarns extending (7.5 cm.) above tassel. "Handle" design: booted squares in red, pale green, purple, yellow camelid, done in weft wrapping on spiral warp.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, tassel, thick multi-ply cords, conical handle polychrome
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Nazca
  • Middle Horizon 1
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Nasca area
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 12.5 x 4.5 cm (9 5/8 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-150-30/628

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