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Comb
Object Number 42-28-30/4465
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Small reed comb with woven top - cotton 7 wool, geometric design: Comb with wooden(?) teeth bound together and decorated with weft wrapping. Rows of plain countered wrapping (over 3, under 2, flank). Three different design bands: chevron in brown (z-2s) and tan (2z-2s) cotton; stepped wave in yellow, tan camelid (z-2s); concentric diamonds in dark brown camelid (N), tan cotton (2z-2s). See conservation report.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, comb, wooden teeth bound with weaving, geometric patterns
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast?
Materials Wood Fiber Camelid fiber Vegetable fiber? Cotton Thorn
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 3.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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