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Comb
Object Number 46-77-30/6183A
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 white.
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 Huacho, inland from
Materials Cotton, Thorn, Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1.1 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/6183

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