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Object Number 46-77-30/6186
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden comb with weaving pattern of red, green and brown as decoration: Comb; row of thorns laid side by side and lashed to two cross-pieces of cane. Brown cotton yarn, replied, used for decorative lashing. At one end, thorns serve as rigid warps for a design of concentric semi-circles: dark green, red camelid, dark brown, white cotton (all 2s-plied) done in weft-wrap technique.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, comb, woven red, green, brown, fiber 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 Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 9.2 cm (2 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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