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Object Number
42-28-30/4551
Display Title
Sling, braided
Descriptions
Object Description
5 vegetal fiber slings - 3 possibly unfinished (found in sewing basket 30/4551): Five slings of braided vegetal fiber (cotton).
Three remaining groups of natural undyed cotton cords and three remaining groups of bi-colored cotton cords are looped over a main heading cord; cords from these core groups are worked into four slings or groups, and within each sling or group, the cords are held by four rows of twining along their lengths. See conservation for additional description and condition.
Inventory Description
Organic, fiber, slings, braided, unfinished, frayed
Classification
- Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
South coast
Materials
Fiber, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 64 x 44 x 0.2 cm (25 3/16 x 17 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
42-28-30/4551
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/6961A | Wool and fiber slings - fragmentary |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6961B | Sling, fragment |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 80-61-30/24047B | Sling |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4546 | Band, spaced wefts, tasselled |
Cordage
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/6961D | Wool and fiber slings - fragmentary |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 79-14-20/17489 | Slings |
Slingshot
Raw Material |
San Miguel
| |
| 87-61-30/54583A | Sling |
Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54583B | sling |
Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-12-30/3400 | Sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6961C | Sling |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 80-61-30/24047A | Sling |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 26-66-30/F669A | Sling, fragment |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
|