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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
- Nazca
- Late Intermediate period
- 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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-12-30/3597 | Tassel, face |
Fiber
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Peru
| |
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| 42-12-30/3598A | Tassel, face |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
|
| 42-12-30/3595 | Tassel, face |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
|
| 42-12-30/3596B | Tassel, face |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3746 | Effigy, loop and embroidery |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Huaura Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3745 | Tassel, face |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Huaura Province
| |
|
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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
| ||
| 42-12-30/3747 | Tassel, multiple |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Huaura Province
| |
|
| 42-12-30/3598B | Tassel, face |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3527 | Effigy, embroidered, zoomorphic |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3551 | Band |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3570 | Tassel, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|