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Object Number 46-77-30/7704
Display Title Headdress ornament, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress ornament; bundle of parrot feathers, yellow, blue, orange with quills bent over agave fiber cords and bound. Cords gathered and wrapped with cotton yarn (2s-plied). Agave forms a three-strand braid at top.
Inventory Description Organic, woven headdress ornament, multicolored feathers, braided handle
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Inca
  • Nazca
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms South coast; Nazca Region
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 16.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/7704
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (12/1940-11/1944)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (11/26/1946)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (11/26/1946)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Headdress ornament, feathered
46-77-30/7703 Headdress ornament, feathered
Raw Material
Woven Fiber
Nazca Province
Cord, feathered
41-52-30/2940 Cord, feathered
Feather
Nazca Province
Headdress, feathered
42-12-30/3748 Headdress, feathered
Feather
Huaura Province
Fan, feather
46-77-30/7706 Fan, feather
Organic
Nazca Province
Fan, feathered
46-77-30/7702 Fan, feathered
Raw Material
Feather
Nazca Province
Headdress, feathered
46-77-30/10527 Headdress, feathered
Raw Material
Feather
Peru
Cord, feathered
46-77-30/8978 Cord, feathered
Fiber
Sayan
Bundle, feather
46-77-30/7605 Bundle, feather
Feather
Raw Material
Nazca Province
Fan, feather
42-12-30/3338 Fan, feather
Fiber
Nazca Province?
Pisco?
Tassel
46-77-30/7710 Tassel
Fiber
Raw Material
Nazca Province
Fan, feather
46-77-30/7701 Fan, feather
Raw Material
Woven Fiber
Nazca Province
Feathered fan
42-28-30/4493 Feathered fan
Feather
Raw Material
Nazca Province