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Object Number 46-77-30/9582
Display Title Headband?, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Headband(?) divided lengthwise into weft-faced squares of red, olive, yellow camelid (2s-plied) and natural beige cotton (2s-plied). In center of each square, crab-like figure done in three-span floats in alternating alignment using yellow, lavender, or dark red camelid (2s-plied) or white cotton (2s-plied). Ends of band overlapped and stitched together to make a circle and a thick (1.5 cm., diameter) three-strand braid of many strands of white cotton (z) and tan camelid (2s-plied) attached to band.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, band, squares with crab figure, twisted brown, white cord
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 3.6 cm (7 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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