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Object Number 46-77-30/9017
Display Title Cord
Descriptions
Object Description Cord shaped into oval with one extension cord; oval area has zigzag slit tapestry design over what seems to be vegetal fiber. Extension originates with spiral wrapping, then bichrome 8-stran braid, and finally monochrome 8-strand braid; black and khaki. Outer fibers camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, twisted fiber cord, ovoid, zigzag design, brown, black
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 4 cm (19 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Headband or sling, tapestry
46-77-30/9025 Headband or sling, tapestry
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Headband, weft-wrapping
46-77-30/9050 Headband, weft-wrapping
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Headband or sling
46-77-30/9029 Headband or sling
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Sling
46-77-30/9022 Sling
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Sling
46-77-30/9016 Sling
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Headband, weft-wrapping
46-77-30/9049 Headband, weft-wrapping
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Sling
46-77-30/9020 Sling
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Sling or cord
46-77-30/9043 Sling or cord
Fiber
Huacho
Sling
46-77-30/9024 Sling
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Headband, weft-wrapping
46-77-30/9051 Headband, weft-wrapping
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Headband, weft-wrapping
46-77-30/9046 Headband, weft-wrapping
Woven Fiber
Hacienda Humaya
Sling
46-77-30/9026 Sling
Woven Fiber
Huacho