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Object Number
46-77-30/7688
Display Title
Headband, tapestry, braided
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband; center section (47 cm., length) of slit tapestry on multiple warps, with stepped block pattern in red, green, gold, purple camelid wefts (all 2s-plied). At either end of this, warps emerge in braid of blue-green, red, gold, green, white camelid. Attached to this, braid (100 cm., length) tan cotton, ending in long plied tassel at one end of band. Other end has red/brow camelid braid and tassel attached to tan cotton braid.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven headband, slit tapestry, stepped block motif, braided cords
Classification
- Woven Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Nazca
- Late horizon
- Late Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials
Camelid
Dimensions
Overall: 350 x 2 cm (137 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/7688
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/7689 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7687 | Headband, tapestry, braided |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7692 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7685 | Headband, tapestry, braided |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
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
| |
| 42-12-30/3353B | Headband, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7696 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3397 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7783 | Headband?, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7691 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7697 | Headband, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
|