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Object Number
46-77-30/10523
Display Title
Wig
Descriptions
Object Description
Wig: looped cap of cotton cord (z-2s-pairs); bundle of human hair inserted though top of cap and brought down around sides. Hundreds of fine three-strand braids are inserted into the lower edge of the cap to hang like hair.
Inventory Description
Organic, wig, woven cap with thin braided human hair pulled through
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
Huacho
/
Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huacho, inland from
Materials
Hair, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 20 cm (14 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/10523
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3332 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
|
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 |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
South America
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 46-77-30/10774 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
South America
| |
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Wig
|
Liberia
| |
| 41-53-50/5439 | Braided wig of imitation hair, made from palm tree fibre |
Wig
|
Liberia
| |
| 60-50-30/8199A | Wig, fragment |
Hair
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10508 | Wig |
Organic
|
Peru
| |
| 981-4-30/10578 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 41-52-30/2948 | Wig cap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/10525 | Wig? |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
|