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Object Number
46-77-30/7685
Display Title
Headband, tapestry, braided
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband; thick center section (39 cm., length) tapestry on multiple warps with cross pattern in dark brown, red, gold, white camelid (all 2s-plied). At each end warps merge for narrower weft-faced plainweave section with stripes of red and gold. Warp-faced plainweave section (46 x 4.5 cm.) dark brown with matching double weft. Warps tied off in two knots, then continue as two round braids, which subdivide into 8 groups, wrapped with red, gold camelid into long plied fringe of red/gold and dark brown/white.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven headband, wrapped cross design, braided cords, fringed ends
Classification
- Woven Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late horizon
- Nazca?
- Late Coastal?
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials
Camelid
Dimensions
Overall: 157 x 8.5 cm (61 13/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/7685
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/7686A | Headband, tapestry, braided |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4520 | Headband or sling, woven, wrap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7687 | Headband, tapestry, braided |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4522 | Headband or sling, woven, wrap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7690B | Headband, plainweave, braid |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7690A | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7692 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 41-52-30/3096 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3396 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3404 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4512 | Headband?, braided, tapestry |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3397 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
|