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Object Number
46-77-30/8967
Display Title
Fan, feather
Descriptions
Object Description
Fan: bundle of yellow/orange/green parrot feathers each attached to a three-strand braid of vegetal fiber. At (1 cm.) intervals, thick cotton cord encircles braids and similar cord moving from front to back through braids lashes together cord on front and back. Bundle of braids gathered gradually tighter, making a flat fan which narrows to a grip (2 cm., width).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, fan, triangular woven piece of vegetable fiber, feathers
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Intermediate Period?
- Nazca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
<City>
/
Sayan
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials
Fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 23 cm (9 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/8967
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/7701 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7700 | Fan, feather |
Feather
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7699 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7702 | Fan, feathered |
Raw Material
Feather |
Nazca Province
| |
| 15-41-30/86919.2 | Feather ornament |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Coyungo
| |
| 46-77-30/6465 | Fan?, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Hacienda Macas
| |
| 15-41-30/86920 | Feather ornament |
Feather
|
Coyungo
| |
| 42-28-30/4586 | Fan, feather |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3338 | Fan, feather |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
Pisco? | |
| 80-61-30/24025 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Feather |
Peru
| |
| 47-63-30/5783 | Fan, feather |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 38-28-30/4175 | Miniature sling |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Paracas Necropolis
|