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Object Number 15-41-30/86907
Display Title Hat, circular, basketry
Descriptions
Object Description Bowl-shaped cap with hole (10 cm. diameter) in top. The basketry folds outward in a flat rim surrounding the hole. The arrangement probably supported a headdress of some sort. 2-2 twill plaited with natural supplementary dyed black elements are laid over the structural ones in a simple pattern.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber hat, round, dark brown geometric design, open at top and bottom
Classification
  • Hat
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Intermediate period
  • Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province / Coyungo
Intrasite Cemetery b
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 28.5 x 20.5 cm (3 9/16 x 11 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Julio C. Tello (1915)
Seller Dr. Julio C. Tello (1915)

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