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Object Number 29-34-30/F780B
Display Title Yarn ball, cotton and camelid
Descriptions
Object Description Thirteen balls of yarn, cotton and camelid. The 3 red balls (camelid) are all 2-ply S; the blue ball (camelid) is 2-ply Z; the orange is 2-ply S; the dark brown is 2-ply S; the 3 dark beige are all 2-ply S; of the 4 light beige, 3 are 2-ply S and 1 is Z single. Note that some of the 2-ply yarns are as thinly plied as sewing thread.
Inventory Description Organic, balls of yarn, cotton, camelid, various colors
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Prehistoric grave
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon; Central Coast; vicinity of Ancon
Dimensions Overall: 5.3 x 5.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 13
Provenance
Collector Mr. A. C. Spring
Donor Donated by Mrs. A. C. Spring (1929)

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