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Object Number
42-12-30/3333
Display Title
Effigy, snake, wood and yarn
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden head of snake, inserted into body formed of warps (vegetal fiber) spiralling around core and covered with weft wrapping. Design imitates a snake's markings: zigzag hooked lines of red and beige camelid on dark brown camelid. Final (48 cm.) are a multiple strand braid of vegetal fiber.
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, carved wooden snake head, woven fiber body, repeated design
Classification
- Wood
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nazca?
- Ica?
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
South coast
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 3.5 cm (11 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-12-30/3333
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