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Object Number
46-77-30/7696
Display Title
Headband or sling, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband or sling; center section with slit, weft-faced plainweave in tan camelid on thick warps. Round edge with diamond design in red and tan camelid done with embroidery on heavy yarn stitched spirally into side. Beyond this, warps spiral wrapped with brown cotton yarn (2s-plied) which serves as foundation for embroidery; diamond design on white, black, tan on red camelid (all 2s-plied). Beyond this, long square braids of red camelid ending in tassels.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile sling, multicolred design, diamonds, red string, frayed at ends
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Coast
- Nazca
- Late Intermediate period
- Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 81 x 12.5 cm (31 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/7692 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
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Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4520 | Headband or sling, woven, wrap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4522 | Headband or sling, woven, wrap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3405 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7691 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
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
| |
| 46-77-30/7690A | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3396 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3404 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 41-52-30/3096 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7690B | Headband, plainweave, braid |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
|