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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/6184 | Comb |
Comb
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6185 | Comb |
Organic
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 42-28-30/4466 | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6010A | Comb |
Comb
|
La Rinconada
| |
|
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for Comb
| 46-77-30/6010B | Comb |
Comb
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6292 | Comb |
Comb
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/6183B | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6183A | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 42-12-30/3630 | Comb |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6011 | Comb |
Comb
|
La Rinconada
| |
| 09-1-30/74626 | Comb |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/6572 | Comb |
Wood
Raw Material |
Vista Alegre
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