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Object Number
42-12-30/3342
Display Title
Headdress?, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description
Feathered headdress ornament(?): closed cylindrical box of spaced coiling on single rod wood foundation. Weft is natural cotton (2z-plied). Box is covered with clipped feather mosaic depicting feline heads: orange or blue outlined in dark brown on yellow ground. Feathers adhered with resin(?). Spatula-shaped ornament (13x4 cm., length x width) stitched to the back of the box.
Inventory Description
Organic, feather headdress?, discoidal box, coiled, and strip, covered in feathe
Classification
- Raw Material
- Feather
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nasca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Chavina
Materials
Reed, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 7.8 x 2.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
42-12-30/3342
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-12-30/3748 | Headdress, feathered |
Feather
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 46-77-30/10527 | Headdress, feathered |
Raw Material
Feather |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7752B | Headdress, feathered |
Feather
Raw Material |
Chavina
| |
| 42-28-30/4491 | Headdress, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7702 | Fan, feathered |
Raw Material
Feather |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7703 | Headdress ornament, feathered |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/10550 | Headdress, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 971-16-10/51301 | Feathered headdress, trimmed with beads, two cow horns, wool, and dyed feathers |
Headdress
|
Texas?
| |
| 39-39-50/3557 | Feather headdress; Feathered headdress of black and white feathers (njuli) |
Headdress
|
Uganda
| |
| 39-39-50/3556 | Feather headdress; Feathered headdress of black and white feathers (njuli) |
Headdress
|
Uganda
| |
| 39-39-50/3555 | Feather headdress; Feathered headdress of black and white feathers ("njuli") |
Headdress
|
Uganda
| |
| 39-39-50/3553 | Feather headdress; Feathered headdress, brown feathers with ripple pattern in tu |
Headdress
|
Uganda
|