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Object Number 46-77-30/10457
Display Title Headcloth, plainweave, fringe
Descriptions
Object Description Veil; rectangular cloth of cotton 1-1 plainweave folded in half and held with a few stitches. At one side, black vegetal fiber fringe attached as "hair". Warp: cotton, (s). Weft: cotton, (z).
Inventory Description Organic, woven headcloth, plainweave, cotton, fringe of brown fiber hair
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Lima / Vista Alegre
Materials Cotton, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 22 cm (13 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/10457

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