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Object Number
46-77-30/6183B
Display Title
Comb
Descriptions
Object Description
2 small bamboo combs with woven designs: Comb; row of thorns(?) lashed perpendicularly onto two short sticks. Cotton cord used for lashing. Between the two rows of lashing, a band of weft wrapping on thorns using camelid yarns. Design: alternating blocks of magenta and purple.
Inventory Description
Organic, fiber comb, teeth lashed to to sticks, woven block design
Classification
- Raw Material
- Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
Huacho
/
Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huara Valley; Huacho, inland from
Materials
Cotton, Thorn, Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 6.4 x 1.2 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/6183
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/6183A | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 42-28-30/4466 | Comb |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6186 | Comb |
Comb
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6185 | Comb |
Organic
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
|
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for Comb
| 46-77-30/6010B | Comb |
Comb
|
Peru
| |
| 12-63-30/87728 | Comb |
Organic
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6010A | Comb |
Comb
|
La Rinconada
| |
| 42-12-30/3630 | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6184 | Comb |
Comb
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 77-84-30/13084 | Comb |
Tool
|
Ancient Cemetery
| |
| 77-84-30/13084.1 | Comb |
Utensil
|
Ancient Cemetery
| |
| 09-1-30/74626 | Comb |
Tool
|
Ancon
|