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Object Number
73-6-30/7325
Display Title
Miniature cradleboard (?)
Descriptions
Object Description
Instrument made of sticks attached to a frame. OR Miniature cradleboard? 33 x 18 x 3 cm. Rectangular construction of 2 horizontal layers of thin canes laid side by side and lashed simultaneously to both sides of a structure of 3 thick vertical wooden sticks. Small pebbles inside rattle. Miniature cradleboard made from cane and wood, with stones inside to create a rattle effect. Cradleboard consisting of double layer of canes (0.5 cm. diameter) lashed together with several rows of twining along two sides. Every fourth cane on top layer projects (2 cm.) along both ends. Twined step design occurs on all four corners. Three canes sandwiched between cane layers, run longitudinally (of which two project beyond end). Large split canes finish each end. All twining brown camelid?
Inventory Description
Organic, woven miniature cradleboard, rectangular, cane and wood frame, pebbles
Classification
- Woven Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Wood, Cane, Camelid
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 19 x 2.8 cm (13 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50-68-30/7325(b)
Provenance
Collector
Hassler Expedition
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Comparative Zoology
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/10785 | Cradleboard |
Raw Material
Fiber |
South America
| |
| 46-77-30/10786 | Cradleboard |
Fiber
Raw Material |
South America
| |
| 46-77-30/10784 | Cradleboard? |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
South America
| |
| 46-77-30/6731 | Basket, cane and textile |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca
| |
| 46-77-30/11014 | Workbasket |
Raw Material
Basket |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3381 | Leg, protector |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
| |
| 81-10-30/24499 | Grave marker, painted textile |
Organic
|
Peru
| |
| 80-61-30/24110 | Cradleboard |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10536 | Weaving implement |
Tool
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6280 | Wrapped cane |
Organic
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 81-10-30/24496 | Grave marker, painted textile |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 34-114-10/3912 | Set split canes for playing game called w'k'tatzsemin |
Game
|
Nevada
|