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Object Number 73-6-30/7359B
Display Title Sling
Descriptions
Object Description Sling with leather strip at center (32 cm.). Square and round braided ends of camelid and vegetal fiber. One end looped.
Inventory Description Organic, woven sling, leather w/ fur strip w/ square braided cord,loop at 1 end
Classification
  • Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Central Coast
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Dimensions Overall: 120 x 10.8 x 2.2 cm (47 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73-6-30/7359(b)
Provenance
Collector Hassler Expedition
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz
Donor Donated by Museum of Comparative Zoology

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