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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?
Materials
Cotton, Reed, Wood, Thorn
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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for Comb
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Raw Material
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