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Object Number 26-66-30/F667H
Display Title Yarn skein
Descriptions
Object Description Six skeins of yarn: brown or tan cotton; gold, black, or red camelid. Some are very tangled; one has unspun brown camelid caught in skein. Some very overspun. Longest: 25 cm.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, yarn skein, reddish brown
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm (9 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 26-66-30/F667(h)

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Yarn skein
26-66-30/F667D Yarn skein
Raw Material
Fiber
Peru
Yarn skein
26-66-30/F667F Yarn skein
Raw Material
Fiber
Peru
Yarn skein
26-66-30/F667C Yarn skein
Fiber
Raw Material
Peru
Yarn skein
26-66-30/F667B Yarn skein
Fiber
Raw Material
Peru
Yarn skein
26-66-30/F667I Yarn skein
Raw Material
Fiber
Peru
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54446 Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54442D Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54582A Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54582B Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn skein, camelid
09-1-30/74625C Yarn skein, camelid
Raw Material
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54566 Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54442 Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon