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Object Number
42-12-30/3630
Display Title
Comb
Descriptions
Object Description
Comb: flat, tapered teeth sit on edge and held by two pieces of cane laid perpendicular across center and secured by one row of herringbone bound weave, and one row of simple bound weave in (z-plied) cotton yarns. Between rows the teeth are wrapped with orange(?) and brown(?) camelid in block pattern band.
Inventory Description
Organic, fiber comb, flat tapered teeth held on with herringbone bound weave
Classification
- Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Coastal?
- Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Coast
Materials
Bone, Cane, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 8.1 x 1.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-12-30/3630
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Fiber
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Peru
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Organic
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Peru
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| 46-77-30/6572 | Comb |
Wood
Raw Material |
Vista Alegre
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Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6184 | Comb |
Comb
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6186 | Comb |
Comb
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6292 | Comb |
Comb
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/6183B | Comb |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6183A | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6011 | Comb |
Comb
|
La Rinconada
| |
| 46-77-30/11028 | Comb |
Raw Material
Tool |
Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/6185 | Comb |
Organic
|
Hacienda Humaya
|