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Object Number
46-77-30/6176
Display Title
Necklace, shell beads
Descriptions
Object Description
Child's necklace made of coarse cotton string with shells attached to it: Shell necklace; braided cord of vegetal fiber. Pairs of tiny spondylus shell beads (0.4 cm., diameter) stitched on at intervals. Necklace closes with a knob at one end of bead insterted through a loop at other end.
Inventory Description
Organic, fiber, braided necklace, discoidal shell beads attached
Classification
- Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Lima Region
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Huaura Province
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Huacho
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Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huara Valley; Huacho, inland from
Materials
Fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 4.6 cm (4 13/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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