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Object Number 42-12-30/3748
Display Title Headdress, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress: two-faced feathers overlapped on each face to conceal wrapped quills; up-right feathers: yellow, dark brown-green, red, attached to a cotton band. Quill bent over cotton yarns and knotted. Feathered cords stitched to a band (1.5 cm., width) of weft-faced plainweave on three thick warps. Band ends in three-strand braid which knots at back.
Inventory Description Organic, feathers, two sided, yellow, red, brown, attached to braided fiber cord
Classification
  • Feather
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho, Site north of
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 29 cm (6 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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