Cords

Museum number:
16-15319
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2680
Description:
Cords; two plaited white stained cameloid wool cords tied together with clove hitch knot; one ends in two-ply multiple tassels, other ends in 3-ply dark brown multiple tassels, some with knots; length 1.64 meters.
Donor:
Ben Orlove
Collection place:
San Juan cemetery, Marcona, Nazca Province
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru; Department of Ica; looted cemetery near San Juan (the port of Marcona)
Collection date:
December 1968
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cords and Plaited weaving
Accession date:
1970
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Cords, accession number 16-15319, described as Cords; two plaited white stained cameloid wool cords tied together with clove hitch knot; one ends in two-ply multiple tassels, other ends in 3-ply dark brown multiple tassels, some with knots; length 1.64 meters.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Cords, accession number 16-15319, described as Cords; two plaited white stained cameloid wool cords tied together with clove hitch knot; one ends in two-ply multiple tassels, other ends in 3-ply dark brown multiple tassels, some with knots; length 1.64 meters.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Cords, accession number 16-15319, described as Cords; two plaited white stained cameloid wool cords tied together with clove hitch knot; one ends in two-ply multiple tassels, other ends in 3-ply dark brown multiple tassels, some with knots; length 1.64 meters.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Cords, accession number 16-15319, described as Cords; two plaited white stained cameloid wool cords tied together with clove hitch knot; one ends in two-ply multiple tassels, other ends in 3-ply dark brown multiple tassels, some with knots; length 1.64 meters.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Cords, accession number 16-15319, described as Cords; two plaited white stained cameloid wool cords tied together with clove hitch knot; one ends in two-ply multiple tassels, other ends in 3-ply dark brown multiple tassels, some with knots; length 1.64 meters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cords, accession number 16-15319, described as Cords; two plaited white stained cameloid wool cords tied together with clove hitch knot; one ends in two-ply multiple tassels, other ends in 3-ply dark brown multiple tassels, some with knots; length 1.64 meters.

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