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Object Number
46-77-30/6771B
Display Title
Textile, beaded
Descriptions
Object Description
Brujo's (witch doctor) outfit containing shell pieces, crystal piece, bones, teeth, beads and a few pieces of metal - silver and copper. 46 pieces.: Loosely woven rectangle (5 x 7 cm.) of tan cotton with red and green camelid wefts (all 2s-plied). At each end, approximately (1 cm.) from corners, four strings (8 cm., length) with small purple shell disc beads threaded on them. Two of these strings are knotted together. Function unknown.
Inventory Description
Organic, loosely woven textile, rectangular, beaded strings from corners
Classification
- Woven Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Ica Region
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Nazca Province
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Nazca
Materials
Cotton, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 29.5 x 7 cm (11 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/6771(b)
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