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Object Number
42-12-30/3332
Display Title
Wig
Descriptions
Object Description
Wig; cap of simple looping(?) white camelid (z-2s) with tufts of hair inserted into loops to completely cover cap. Along bottom edge more than 200 3-strand braids of human hair attached.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber lining, hair cap with braided extensions
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nazca
- Early Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Chillon Valley
Materials
Fiber, Hair
Dimensions
Overall: 92 x 20.5 cm (36 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4489 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 46-77-30/10698 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
South America
| |
| 46-77-30/10799 | Woven fiber wig, woven fiber cap, braid extensions, wrapped colored ends |
Woven Fiber
|
South America
| |
| 41-52-30/2948 | Wig cap |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 46-77-30/10774 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
South America
| |
| 46-77-30/10523 | Wig |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 981-4-30/10579 | Wig |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 60-50-30/8199A | Wig, fragment |
Hair
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 981-4-30/10578 | Wig |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 41-53-50/5440 | Braided wig of imitation hair, made from palm tree fibre |
Wig
|
Liberia
| |
| 41-53-50/5439 | Braided wig of imitation hair, made from palm tree fibre |
Wig
|
Liberia
| |
| 46-77-30/10508 | Wig |
Organic
|
Peru
|