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Comb
Object Number 46-77-30/6292
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Comb with string wound around top: Comb; flat, tapered wooden teeth set on edge and secured by opposed rows of weft wrapping with brown cotton yarns. Upper (4 cm.) covered with weft wrapping.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, comb, thorn teeth, interwoven fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Comb
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 3.6 cm (2 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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