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Object Number 92-49-20/C61
Display Title Upper potion of face with knots over forehead.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone with feather work ornamentation
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Copan / <County> / Copan / Copan
Intrasite Debris between Mounds 21 and 22; Main Structure
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 42 cm (13 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Knot - "pal ngolou" see B3442-51 for other knots
22-2-50/B3480 Knot - "pal ngolou" see B3442-51 for other knots
Tools
Cameroon
Yucca knots
28-3-10/96845 Yucca knots
Fiber
Cave 7
Fiber knots
28-3-10/96825 Fiber knots
Fiber
Cave 6
Fiber knots
27-11-10/96619 Fiber knots
Fiber
Ceremonial Cave
Organic, cordage with knots
976-42-30/11295 Organic, cordage with knots
Woven Fiber
Tank Site
Fiber knots
27-11-10/96641 Fiber knots
Fiber
Ceremonial Cave
Fiber knots
28-3-10/96692 Fiber knots
Fiber
Ceremonial Cave
Short pieces of cordage - knots
40-100-10/24431 Short pieces of cordage - knots
Fiber
Alpine 2:4
Scupltured grotesque face with flower knot in forehead
58-34-20/35523 Scupltured grotesque face with flower knot in forehead
Copan
Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "nsinga"=rope knots=tyings
22-2-50/B3326 Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "nsinga"=rope knots=tyings
Charm
Cameroon
Wood pole, squared, cracked with knots
2003.1.2540 Wood pole, squared, cracked with knots
Building fragment
Cast brass or bronze knots
99-12-50/53731 Cast brass or bronze knots
Casting
Ghana