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Object Number
46-77-30/10528
Display Title
Headdress, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description
Headdress; square knotted cap, covered with tufts of dyed black vegetal fiber "hair" caught in the knots. On top, bundles of brown and white "striped" feathers extending to the right and left. Brown and white feathers are trimmed and attached, alternate to reed splints with cotton yarns. At either side of the face hangs a long rectangular flap, plainweave with feather-covered surface. Standing figure(?) depicted, with brown and white feathers knotted onto cords and stitched to the plainweave ground cloth.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile, woven, plainweave, covered with brown, white feathers
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Coastal
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Coast?
Materials
Fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 72.5 x 39 cm (28 9/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/10527 | Headdress, feathered |
Raw Material
Feather |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10550 | Headdress, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/9566 | Tunic, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 42-12-30/3198 | Poncho, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 15-41-30/86916 | Cap band, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Coyungo
| |
| 46-77-30/7748C | Textile, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Chavina
| |
| 46-77-30/8966 | Textile, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/9695 | Bag, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 15-41-30/86915 | Cap band, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Coyungo
| |
| 42-12-30/3748 | Headdress, feathered |
Feather
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7707 | Headband, feathered |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 41-52-30/2945 | Textile, feathered |
Feather
|
Nazca Province
|