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Object Number 42-12-30/3595
Display Title Tassel, face
Descriptions
Object Description Tassel: core covered with looping and embroidery to resemble a face with ear ornaments. Yarns: yellow, pink, tan camelid. A fringe of tan camelid below face.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, tassel, yellow, pink tan, human head, fringe
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Nazca
  • Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast, north coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 10 cm (1 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Tassel, face
42-12-30/3597 Tassel, face
Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3596A Tassel, face
Woven Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3598A Tassel, face
Woven Fiber
Peru
Effigy, loop and embroidery
42-12-30/3746 Effigy, loop and embroidery
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Huaura Province
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3596B Tassel, face
Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3745 Tassel, face
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Huaura Province
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3598B Tassel, face
Fiber
Peru
Tassel, multiple
42-12-30/3747 Tassel, multiple
Fiber
Raw Material
Huaura Province
Tassel
46-77-30/7678 Tassel
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Nazca Province
Tassel
46-77-30/6743 Tassel
Fiber
Raw Material
Nazca
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42-12-30/3596 Wool tassels of needlework - tan, gold, red; bird heads (30/3591-3599 +
Peru
Tassel
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Fiber
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