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Object Number 80-61-30/24023

Display Title Cord

Descriptions

Object Description Cord of dark brown braided camelid (llama) covered by a spiraling fringe made of unspun tan camelid (alpaca?) caught in vegetal cord and then wrapped around the llama cord core. Plain braids extend 80 cm. at each end. Effect is of furred cord.

Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber cord, interspersed parts of bound and unspun camelid

Classification

Woven Fiber
Raw Material

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

South America / Peru

Intrasite Grave

Additional Geographic Terms Coast

Materials Hair, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 665 x 1 x 1 cm (261 13/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 80-61-30/24023

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46-77-30/8967	Fan, feather	Woven Fiber	Sayan
36-65-30/1429	Cord	Raw Material Fiber	Chile
38-10-30/1713	Headband or sling	Raw Material Woven Fiber	Peru
46-77-30/7776	Headband or sling	Fiber	Pisco?
46-77-30/11020	Wig?	Raw Material Woven Fiber	Peru
42-28-30/4622	Cord, furred	Raw Material Hair	Peru
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