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Object Number
75-20-30/8743
Display Title
Workbasket
Descriptions
Object Description
Workbasket, rectangular with hinged lid. Wood slats. Filled with unspun brown and white cotton. Totora reed over split cane slats in 2-2 twill plaiting. In smaller bag (unnumbered) containing miscellaneous object fragments from the basket are bones that, upon examination by P. Burns and L. Flynn, are likely lizard.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, basket, rectangular, attached lid, twill plaited
Classification
- Basket
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late horizon
- Late Coastal?
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 36 x 18 cm (3 15/16 x 14 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
75-20-30/8743
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander Agassiz, 1875
Provenance
Collector
Samuel W. Garman
(1875)
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1875)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1875 - 1875)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80-61-30/24052 | Workbasket |
Raw Material
Basket |
Peru
| |
| 80-61-30/24043A | Workbasket |
Raw Material
Basket |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6503 | Workbasket |
Basket
|
Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/9768 | Workbasket |
Basket
|
Zapallango
| |
| 87-61-30/54564 | Workbasket |
Basket
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-28-30/4535 | Workbasket |
Basket
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/11022 | Workbasket, plaited |
Fiber
|
Vista Alegre
| |
| 87-61-30/54558 | Workbasket |
Basket
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54539 | Workbasket |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8753A | Workbasket |
Basket
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/9890 | Workbasket |
Basket
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9889 | Workbasket |
Basket
|
Peru
|