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Object Number
42-12-30/3381
Display Title
Leg, protector
Descriptions
Object Description
Leg protector. Thirteen slats, made from canes, wrapped with camelid yarns in a pattern of concentric diamonds: blue, red, gold, white, brown, green; result is thick mat, flexible in the direction parallel to slats. Double layer of 1-1 cotton plainweave stitched to back and a bit of llama hide sewn on at one end. Remains of thick cords are knotted at the four corners, presumably for ties.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, sticks wrapped with multicolored fiber, central cross desi
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nasca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Ica Region
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Nazca Province?
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nasca
Materials
Fiber, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 15 cm (11 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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