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Object Number 46-77-30/7691
Display Title Headband or sling, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Headband or sling; center section with slit, weft-faced plainweave red camelid; round edge with stylized x-motif in block form repeated in red on green and purple on red camelid; weft-wrapping or embroidery on cotton yarn stitched spirally along side. Beyond slit section, weft-wrapping continues on flattened tube of cotton yarn. Beyond this, long square braids of red camelid, ending in plied tassels.
Inventory Description Organic, textile sling, red, central section, embroidedered geometric designs
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Coast
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 80 x 4 cm (31 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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