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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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Comb
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Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4466 | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6185 | Comb |
Organic
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 12-63-30/87728 | Comb |
Organic
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6572 | Comb |
Wood
Raw Material |
Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/6186 | Comb |
Comb
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 77-84-30/13084 | Comb |
Tool
|
Ancient Cemetery
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Comb
| 46-77-30/6010B | Comb |
Comb
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6038 | Comb - made of cane and natural thorns? |
Tool
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6183B | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/6183A | Comb |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Hacienda Humaya
|