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Object Number 46-77-30/8949
Display Title Tassel
Descriptions
Object Description Red and white 2-ply camelid; cut yarns tied together at middle with two-ply brown yarn; bits of other yarn and orange feathers sticking to pompom in various sections; small bundle of white yarn attached on one side.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber tassel, pink and white knob, pink, white, tan and brown tassel
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / <City> / Sayan
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 9.2 x 3.5 cm (4 x 3 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/8949

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Fiber
Sayan
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Raw Material
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Raw Material
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Media Restricted
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Accessory
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Comb
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Tool
Sayan
Tassel, face
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Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
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Woven Fiber
Peru
Tassel, face
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Woven Fiber
Peru
Pin, with tassels
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Organic
Nazca Province
Border, slit tapestry
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Woven Fiber
Sayan
Tassel?
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Fiber
Raw Material
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Casma