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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
  • Early Intermediate Period?
  • Nazca
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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