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Object Number
46-77-30/8965
Display Title
Mummy mask, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description
Mummy mask; white cotton plainweave gathered into head shape and stitched with heavy cotton cord at back. On front, feathered mask: face of orange feathers adhered with wax-like substance(?), long cane nose stitched on and covered with blue feathers, eyes and mouth black and white feathers. Two warp, one weft selvage. Warp, weft: white cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven mummy mask, cotton plainweave, feathered
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
Huacho
/
Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huara Valley; Huacho, inland from
Materials
Cotton, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 29 cm (13 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/8965
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