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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 Horizon?
  • Late Intermediate period
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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Necklace?, plainweave, metal
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Fiber
Ancon
Headcloth?, gauze
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Woven Fiber
Huacho?
Hacienda Humaya?
Tunic, child's
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Woven Fiber
Huacho
Loincloth, warp, weft pattern
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Woven Fiber
Hacienda Humaya
Tunic, slit tapestry
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Woven Fiber
Hacienda Humaya
Textile, double cloth
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Woven Fiber
Vista Alegre
Tunic?, border
46-77-30/10366 Tunic?, border
Woven Fiber
Culebras-Huarmey
Textile, double cloth
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Woven Fiber
Hacienda Humaya
Bag
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Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Nazca Province
Border, weft-patterned
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Woven Fiber
Peru
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Fabric
Hacienda Humaya
Textile, double cloth
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Woven Fiber
Peru