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Object Number
46-77-30/6184
Display Title
Comb
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden comb with weaving on one side (blue and white pattern): Comb; fine thorns laid side by side, clamped between two halves of split cane and secured by brown and white cotton yarns. Thorns serve as rigid warps for zigzag and dot design, blue and green on white at one end in weft wrapping technique. Weft: cotton, (s-spun).
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, comb, weaving, blue, white pattern over fine thorn teeth
Classification
- Comb
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
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10.7 x 5.6 cm (4 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/6186 | Comb |
Comb
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6185 | Comb |
Organic
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 09-1-30/74626 | Comb |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/6010A | Comb |
Comb
|
La Rinconada
| |
|
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for Comb
| 46-77-30/6010B | Comb |
Comb
|
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4466 | Comb |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6011 | Comb |
Comb
|
La Rinconada
| |
| 46-77-30/6292 | Comb |
Comb
|
Huacho
| |
| 42-12-30/3630 | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6183A | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6183B | Comb |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 33-106-30/593 | Comb |
Comb
|
Ecuador
|