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Object Number 42-28-30/4466
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Small comb - thorns set in wooden top, overlaid with reed, woven with brown and green cotton: Comb: section of reed, scaled at each end with tar(?) or resin(?). Cane slats laid lengthwise, secured by cotton yarns (z-2s) woven in groups over and under. Geometric design now mostly destroyed; green cotton yarn (z-2s) wrapped many times around one end to hold comb together. Thorn(?) teeth inserted into reed.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber comb, thorns lashed to wood with cotton thread, reed woven design
Classification
  • Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast?
Dimensions Overall: 10.7 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm (4 3/16 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4466

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