Sling-shaped thread-wrapped headware
Sling-shaped thread-wrapped headware

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Sling-shaped thread-wrapped headware,

400–800 CE

Late Nasca
Early Intermediate Period
y1994-130

Information

Title
Sling-shaped thread-wrapped headware
Dates

400–800 CE

Medium
Camelid fiber
Dimensions
l. 227.0 cm., w. 4.5 cm. (89 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
y1994-130
Place Made

South America, Peru, South coast

Culture
Nazca
Period
Early Intermediate period
Type
dyeing, textiles, weaving, belts (costume accessories)
Techniques
weaving
Subject
geometric patterns

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