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Object Number
16-5-30/86940
Display Title
Metal needle
Descriptions
Object Description
Metal (copper) needle, tapering to point. Eye at other end. Dark greenish corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Organic, metal, tool, needle, pointed on one end, perforated at other end
Classification
- Needle
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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La Libertad Region
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<County>
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<City>
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Incasic Cave
Intrasite
Mummy #64
Materials
Metal, Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 0.15 cm (4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Julio C. Tello
Donor
Harvard Peruvian Expedition
(1916)
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