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Object Number
46-77-30/7692
Display Title
Headband or sling, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband or sling; center section with slit, weft-faced plainweave black camelid weft (s) on thick brown cotton warps, warps thick braids. Band narrows (2 cm.), warps spiral wrapped with cotton yarn (2s-plied) which serves as foundation for the stem stitch embroidery completely covering it. Interlocking diamond design done in red, gold, black camelid (2s-plied). Attached to band at each end, long round braids of red adn gold camelid ending in wrapped tassels.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile sling, black central section, interlocking diamond design
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nazca
- Late Coast
- Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 95.5 x 5 cm (37 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/7696 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
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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
| |
| 42-28-30/4522 | Headband or sling, woven, wrap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4520 | Headband or sling, woven, wrap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7693 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 41-52-30/3094 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3405 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 41-52-30/3102 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3407 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3408 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 41-52-30/3097 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
|