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Object Number 42-12-30/3527
Display Title Effigy, embroidered, zoomorphic
Descriptions
Object Description Two owl(?) figures; a head, embroidered over a core suggests the beak, "ears", and ringed eyes of an owl. Yarns: brown, yellow, magenta camelid. Below head are fat tassels of yellow, then magenta, then brown camelid (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven effigy, embroidered, zoomorphic, yellow, magenta and tan
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 12.6 x 7.7 x 3.7 cm (4 15/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 42-12-30/3527

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