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Object Number
46-77-30/9441
Display Title
Necklace, shell beads
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace; band woven on six thick cotton warps (2s-plied) with red and black camelid wefts (2s-plied). Warp ends knotted together to close neck(?) band (though it has been broken at another point). Outer surface completely covered by three rows of shells stitched to band after weaving was complete.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell necklace, beads attached in rows to woven textile, broken
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaral Province
/
Chancay
/
Hacienda Miraflores
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Cotton, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 33.8 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm (13 5/16 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87-61-30/54514 | Necklace?, plainweave, metal |
Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/9147 | Headcloth?, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho?
Hacienda Humaya? | |
| 46-77-30/8994 | Tunic, child's |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/9686 | Loincloth, warp, weft pattern |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/9645 | Tunic, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/10392 | Textile, double cloth |
Woven Fiber
|
Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/10366 | Tunic?, border |
Woven Fiber
|
Culebras-Huarmey
| |
| 46-77-30/9637 | Textile, double cloth |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/7656 | Bag |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/10358 | Border, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9691 | Organic, woven border, slit tapestry, red, pink, and yellow |
Fabric
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/10383 | Textile, double cloth |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|