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Object Number 46-77-30/9695
Display Title Bag, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description Bag of white cotton (2s-plied) plainweave covered with four rows of white feathers, then eight rows of dark brown-green feathers. Quills bent over one cotton yarn, knotted in place with a second, and a third stitches these to the ground cloth. Vegetal fiber drawstring put on with large stitches around opening.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag, white cotton plainweave, black and whtie feather
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho, inland from
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 15 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/9695

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