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Object Number
80-61-30/24024B
Display Title
Ornament, fur
Descriptions
Object Description
One of a pair of fur ornaments (for wrist?). White fur is arranged in a circular fringe and secured by a tubular edge of weft wrapping constructed over the cut ends of the fur. Rows of red, blue, dark brown, yellow, tan, and purple camelid cover the vegetal fiber cord tubular warp. At the end of the weft wrapping, the yarns are knotted together. Were these ear, hair, or wrist ornaments?
Inventory Description
Organic, fiber, ornament, woven fiber, circular ties, white fur
Classification
- Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Intermediate period
- Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Intrasite
Grave
Additional Geographic Terms
Coast
Materials
Fur, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 12 cm (5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80-61-30/24024A | Ornament, fur |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7713 | Bag, fur |
Fur
|
Nazca Province?
| |
| 46-77-30/7714 | Bag, fur |
Hide
Raw Material |
Nazca Province?
| |
| 40-34-50/4596 | Headress - hide, decorated with animal fur, buttons, cowrie shells |
Headdress
|
Ivory Coast
Liberia | |
| 995-29-10/73491 | Clown kachina of cottonwood root |
Kachina
|
Arizona
| |
| 38-10-30/1713 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 32-66-70/D3935 | Beaded hair ornament with fur |
Ornament
|
Mindanao
| |
| 46-77-30/7701 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7700 | Fan, feather |
Feather
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 63-29-70/4079 | Fur tassels for penis gourd (horim tabpit) |
Ornament
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 995-29-10/73489 | Left Handed kachina |
Kachina
|
Arizona
| |
| 42-12-30/3547 | Net with cane pile |
Wood
|
Peru
|