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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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