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Object Number
46-77-30/7706
Display Title
Fan, feather
Descriptions
Object Description
Feather fan; long quills with short, sometimes trimmed, parrot feathers bound on in overlapping tiers to make a yellow-orange-blue sequence from bottom to top. These long feathes are wrapped with brown cotton yarn and gathered together into a bundle. Bundle clamped and flattened by two pairs of split reeds, secured by wrapping weft, multiple strand cord of red camelid and brown and white cotton; this then spiral wraps the quills into a point at top.
Inventory Description
Organic, reed sticks, wrapped with multicolored string, feathers, twisted ties
Classification
- Organic
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Inca
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials
Fiber, Reed, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 13.5 cm (11 13/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 46-77-30/7704 | Headdress ornament, feathered |
Raw Material
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Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4493 | Feathered fan |
Feather
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4587 | Fan, feather |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10543 | Fan, feather |
Feather
Raw Material |
Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/8970 | Fan, feather |
Feather
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/8981 | Fan, feather |
Feather
|
Sayan
| |
| 38-28-30/4178 | Miniature feather fan |
Organic
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 46-77-30/7703 | Headdress ornament, feathered |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/8967 | Fan, feather |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/10527 | Headdress, feathered |
Raw Material
Feather |
Peru
| |
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Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
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