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Object Number 15-41-30/86916
Display Title Cap band, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description Feathered cap band. Surface entirely covered with feathers. Viewed Horizontally, upper portion orange ground with alternating rectangles of yellow and blue; below, a blue edge. Foundation cloth 1-1 plainweave white cotton. One weft edge cut and overcast. At two corners heading cords extend as knotted ties, ties are knotted to the other corner. Each quill is bent over one yarn which knots and secures it before moving to the next yarn; a second yarn knots further down the quill, then stitched to foundation cloth with a third yarn. Warp: z-2s, 14 epcm. Weft: z-2s, 5 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, textile band, plainweave, orange, blue yellow feathers
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province / Coyungo
Intrasite Prehistoric graves
Additional Geographic Terms South coast; Nasca Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 71.5 x 10.2 cm (28 1/8 x 4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Julio C. Tello (1915)
Seller Dr. Julio C. Tello (1915)

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