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Object Number
38-10-30/1713
Display Title
Headband or sling
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband or "ceremonial sling" (original catalog entry); center section brown llama fur, at one end square braid(?) (10 cm., length), at other round section covered with stem stitch embroidery (or weft wrapping) in hooked (bird heads?) design in yellow, white, black on red camelid ground. Long round braids of vegetal fiber extend at either side. "One end having a small loop for finger" (original catalog entry).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven headband or sling, 1 end square braid, at other round section cov
Classification
- Woven Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle Horizon?
- Late Nazca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
South coast
Materials
Fiber, Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 101 x 5.9 x 1.5 cm (39 3/4 x 2 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-10-30/1713
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Raw Material
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Peru
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Woven Fiber
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Nazca Province
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