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Object Number
42-28-30/4515
Display Title
Headband or sling, braided
Descriptions
Object Description
Headband - scroll design in center; multiple strand braid technique; bast fiber, probably maguay: Headband or sling; central slit section (15 cm., length), two square braids of agave fiber which enclose two "s"-shaped coils of braided agave. Beyond this the band extend in 2-2 twill plaiting. As elements reachedges of band, carried across back and brought again into weave. At end of band are tassels of unspun fiber.
Inventory Description
Organic, fiber, braided band, tan, scroll design in center, fringed ends
Classification
- Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Nazca
- Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nasca Valley
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 55 x 2.5 cm (21 5/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4514 | Headband or sling, braided |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4517 | Headband, plaited |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4533 | Headband, braided |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4516 | Headband, braided |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4512 | Headband?, braided, tapestry |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4511 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Vincha
| |
| 42-28-30/4518 | Sling |
Fiber
|
Vincha
| |
| 46-77-30/7776 | Headband or sling |
Fiber
|
Pisco?
| |
| 42-12-30/3197 | Headband or sling |
Fiber
|
Fortaleza
| |
| 42-12-30/3397 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3405 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 41-52-30/3097 | Headband or sling |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
|