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Object Number
46-77-30/10508
Display Title
Wig
Descriptions
Object Description
Wig: thin braids of human hair laid side-by-side and held in place by two rows of twining in multi-strand cotton yarn.
Inventory Description
Organic, hair, braided in strands, held together with cotton string
Classification
- Organic
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Coast?
Materials
Hair, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 16.5 cm (16 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4489 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/10523 | Wig |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 60-50-30/8199A | Wig, fragment |
Hair
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10799 | Woven fiber wig, woven fiber cap, braid extensions, wrapped colored ends |
Woven Fiber
|
South America
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 46-77-30/10698 | Wig |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber Shaft, modified |
South America
| |
| 41-52-30/2948 | Wig cap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/10525 | Wig? |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/10548 | Wig? |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Huacho
| |
| 80-61-30/24025 | Fan, feather |
Feather
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3332 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 47-63-30/5781 | Fan?, feather |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 46-77-30/10774 | Wig |
Shaft, modified
Raw Material Woven Fiber |
South America
|