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Object Number 982-4-30/10701
Display Title Yarn ball, cotton
Descriptions
Object Description Ball of fine white cotton (z-spun), wound into tight ball. Bits of feathers and yarns adhere.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, ball of white cotton yarn
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 8.4 x 7.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 5/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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