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Object Number
46-77-30/7701
Display Title
Fan, feather
Descriptions
Object Description
Feathered fan; bundle of three-strand braids of blue-black vegetal fiber, shaped into a flat fan and secured by five rows of weft wrapping. Brown cotton cord (2s-plied) encircles braids at intervals adn weft (brown cotton, 2s-plied) moves from one face to other, spirally around the two lattices clamping the braids between them. A white feather tied to end of each braid. Knotted cord attached at bottom.
Inventory Description
Organic, feather fan, braided, woven fiber for handle, white feathers
Classification
- Woven Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nazca
- Inca
- Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials
Fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 19 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/7701
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/7700 | Fan, feather |
Feather
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7699 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/8967 | Fan, feather |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/7702 | Fan, feathered |
Raw Material
Feather |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3338 | Fan, feather |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
Pisco? | |
| 42-28-30/4586 | Fan, feather |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 15-41-30/86919.2 | Feather ornament |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Coyungo
| |
| 15-41-30/86920 | Feather ornament |
Feather
|
Coyungo
| |
| 46-77-30/6465 | Fan?, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Hacienda Macas
| |
| 80-61-30/24025 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Feather |
Peru
| |
| 47-63-30/5781 | Fan?, feather |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 47-63-30/5783 | Fan, feather |
Fiber
|
Peru
|