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Object Number
46-77-30/10548
Display Title
Wig?
Descriptions
Object Description
Wig(?); tufts of human hair attached to square backing cloth of brown and white striped cotton plainweave, overlaid by a piece of dark brown camelid open plainweave. Three colorful bands, one weft-wrapped, one slit tapestry, one replied braided yarns, are laid across the piece and stitched to secure various layers. Long tassels of magenta, yellow, blue camelid yarns hands from center.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven wig, human hair, with brown and white striped square of cotton pl
Classification
- Woven Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Horizon?
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Cotton, Hair, Camelid
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 31 cm (16 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/10548
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 981-4-30/10579 | Wig |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/11020 | Wig? |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10799 | Woven fiber wig, woven fiber cap, braid extensions, wrapped colored ends |
Woven Fiber
|
South America
| |
| 46-77-30/11021 | Wig? |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4489 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 41-52-30/2948 | Wig cap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3332 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10528 | Headdress, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 46-77-30/10698 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
South America
| |
| 46-77-30/10524 | Wig |
Raw Material
Hair |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/11013 | Doll, textile |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Patevilca
| |
| 981-4-30/10578 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
|