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Object Number 73-6-30/7324B
Display Title Yarn ball, cotton and thorns
Descriptions
Object Description Two balls of white cotton yarn, one with 2 thorns inserted. 2 cm.; 3 cm. (diameter)
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, 2 balls of white cotton yarn, 1 with thorn stuck into ball
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Fiber, Thorn
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 7324
Provenance
Collector Hassler Expedition
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz
Donor Donated by Museum of Comparative Zoology

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Yarn ball, cotton
32-25-30/30A Yarn ball, cotton
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32-25-30/30D Yarn ball, cotton
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Yarn ball, cotton
32-25-30/30B Yarn ball, cotton
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Yarn ball, cotton
32-25-30/30C Yarn ball, cotton
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Yarn ball, cotton
87-61-30/54441B Yarn ball, cotton
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Yarn ball, cotton
87-61-30/54551I Yarn ball, cotton
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Ancon
Yarn ball, cotton
87-61-30/54551J Yarn ball, cotton
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn ball, cotton
87-61-30/54551E Yarn ball, cotton
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn ball, cotton
87-61-30/54551C Yarn ball, cotton
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn ball, cotton
87-61-30/54551D Yarn ball, cotton
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn ball, cotton
87-61-30/54551F Yarn ball, cotton
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn ball, cotton
87-61-30/54551G Yarn ball, cotton
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