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Object Number
46-77-30/7697
Display Title
Headband, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband; central section of slit tapestry with repeated geometric design in red, green, blue-green, gold camelid (all 2s-plied) on brown cotton warps (4-replied-z). At one end, warps are combined into successively larger groups (only four effective warps at end) bringing band to rounded point. Weft stripe patterning in the grouped warp section. Camelid yarns inserted through warp loops at point, plaited into flat briad (1.5 cm., width) of alternating black and white. This tie ends in tassel.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile headband, multicolred geometric design, braided tie, twisted
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Horizon?
- Nazca
- Late Intermediate period
- Late Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 93 x 6 cm (36 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-12-30/3399 | Headband or sling |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7696 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7685 | Headband, tapestry, braided |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7688 | Headband, tapestry, braided |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7692 | Headband or sling, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4522 | Headband or sling, woven, wrap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7783 | Headband?, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7689 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7687 | Headband, tapestry, braided |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3405 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4520 | Headband or sling, woven, wrap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7773 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Casa Vasquez
|