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Object Number 46-77-30/9011
Display Title Tassel
Descriptions
Object Description Unspun(?) sheaf(?) of red camelid covers short, lightweight cylindrical construction, perhaps a reed. Black camelid spiral wrapped over red and decorated with white cotton.
Inventory Description Organic, woven tassel, red, with wrapped top, cylindrical, white squares on brow
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Horizon?
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 28.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (11 1/4 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/9011

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Cotton, cone
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