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Object Number
36-120-30/1400
Display Title
Balance
Descriptions
Object Description
Balance of carved bone; on top four birds face a central figure. Along each side are incised circles and dots. Beads of turqouise, quartz, coral colored shell and stone are spaced along the cotton suspending cord. The two nets are triangular - (32 cm. height), square knotted in a (0.5 cm.) mesh of cotton (2s plied). Edges are covered with cross-knit loop stitch.
Inventory Description
Organic, bone scale, carved bird motif, triangular fiber nets, stone, shell tass
Classification
- Organic
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Barranca Province
/
Supe
/
Supe
Materials
Fiber, Bone, Shell, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 46.5 x 40 cm (18 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-120-30/1400
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-52-30/3066 | Pair of scales - carved and painted wooden balance beam; bird motif on one side, |
Worked Wood
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/6359 | Balance |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 42-12-30/3286 | Balance |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Ica Region
| |
| 46-77-30/9741 | Balance |
Tool
Raw Material |
Hacienda San Nicolas
| |
| 39-83-30/1859 | Balance |
Bone
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3285 | Balance |
Utilized bone
|
Ica Region
| |
| 46-77-30/7671 | Balance |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 38-10-30/1729 | Knotted net |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 973-42-50/11714 | Mizana (from amhara), balance scales, with leather balances, used to weigh cotton |
Tools
|
Northern Wallega
| |
| 46-77-30/5855 | Miniature balance? |
Tool
|
Sausal
| |
| 46-77-30/6559 | Balance |
Worked Wood
|
Vista Alegre
| |
| 35-36-60/2110 | Balance scales |
Tools
|
Thailand
|