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Object Number 09-1-30/74626
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Comb (for weaving?) made of thorns clamped between two pieces of split cane and secured by cotton yarns encircling the pair of canes.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, comb, thorns secured between cane, tied with fiber
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate Period?
  • Coastal
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.4 x 4.6 cm (4 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74626

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