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Object Number 42-12-30/3596A
Display Title Tassel, face
Descriptions
Object Description Two tassels with core covered with looping and embroidery to resemble a head with large ear ornaments. Yarns: yellow, brown, pink camelid. Tiered yellow camelid fringe below head, suggesting body.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, tassel, yellow, brown, pink, embroidered design of head
Classification
  • Woven 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: 5 x 2 cm (1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Tassel, face
42-12-30/3597 Tassel, face
Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3598A Tassel, face
Woven Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3595 Tassel, face
Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3596B Tassel, face
Fiber
Peru
Effigy, loop and embroidery
42-12-30/3746 Effigy, loop and embroidery
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Huaura Province
Tassel, multiple
42-12-30/3747 Tassel, multiple
Fiber
Raw Material
Huaura Province
Image Not Available for Wool tassels of needlework - tan, gold, red; bird heads (30/3591-3599 +
42-12-30/3596 Wool tassels of needlework - tan, gold, red; bird heads (30/3591-3599 +
Peru
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3745 Tassel, face
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Huaura Province
Effigy, embroidered, zoomorphic
42-12-30/3527 Effigy, embroidered, zoomorphic
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Peru
Band
42-12-30/3551 Band
Woven Fiber
Peru
Tassel, plainweave
42-12-30/3570 Tassel, plainweave
Woven Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
42-12-30/3598B Tassel, face
Fiber
Peru