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Object Number
46-77-30/7700
Display Title
Fan, feather
Descriptions
Object Description
Feathered fan; bundle of three-strand braids of dark brown vegetal fiber, shaped into flat fan, secured by four rows of weft wrapping. Brown cotton cord (8s-plied) encircles braids and weft (2s-plied brown cotton) moves from one face to other, spirally around the two lattices and clamping the braids between them. A white feather was tied to the end of each braid, now most are gone. Knotted cord attached at bottom.
Inventory Description
Organic, feather fan, braided, woven fiber for handle, white feathers
Classification
- Feather
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Intermediate period
- Inca
- Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Materials
Feather, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 15 cm (6 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/7700
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/7701 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7699 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7702 | Fan, feathered |
Raw Material
Feather |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/8967 | Fan, feather |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 80-61-30/24025 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Feather |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6465 | Fan?, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Hacienda Macas
| |
| 42-12-30/3338 | Fan, feather |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
Pisco? | |
| 42-28-30/4586 | Fan, feather |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 15-41-30/86920 | Feather ornament |
Feather
|
Coyungo
| |
| 47-63-30/5783 | Fan, feather |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 47-63-30/5781 | Fan?, feather |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 15-41-30/86919.2 | Feather ornament |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Coyungo
|