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Object Number 15-41-30/86904
Display Title Fan, feather
Descriptions
Object Description Feathered fan; half reed handle with feathered disc attached. One side has circular bands of wave motifs in black, red-orange, blue, yellow and white, then solid bands of blue and red-orange feathers the other side has a radiating design in red-orange, white, and dark brown around a blue center, then bands of green and red-orange. The feathers are apparently glued onto a wicker woven foundation of cane(?).
Inventory Description Organic, feather fan, split reed handle, feathered disc attached, multicolored f
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Feather
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Intermediate period
  • Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province / Usaka
Intrasite Prehistoric graves
Additional Geographic Terms South coast; Nasca Valley
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 14.5 cm (9 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-41-30/86904
Provenance
Collector Dr. Julio C. Tello (1915)
Seller Dr. Julio C. Tello (1915)

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