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Object Number 46-77-30/10527
Display Title Headdress, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress; looped cap of thick cotton cord (2s-plied) covered with alternating rows of dark brown and white feathers knotted onto cords and stitched down. On top is a bundle of dark green, brown, and white feathers (20 x 8 cm. (height x diameter), standing vertically. Quills of each feather wrapped with cotton yarns, then stitched into cap. Rectangular flap (37 x 25 cm.) of 1-1 tan cotton plainweave (four selvages) attached to back of cap. Its surface is covered with brown and white feathers sewn in hroizontal rows. Figure standing in a building is depicted.
Inventory Description Organic, feather headdress, looped cap of thick cotton cord covered with alterna
Classification
  • Feather
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast?
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 29.5 x 10.5 cm (27 9/16 x 11 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/10527
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (November 26, 1946)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (December 1940-November 1944)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (December 1940-November 1944)

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