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Accession Number 1983.14.25 Title hair ribbon Category Adornment Object Type ribbon, hair Creator unknown Date Made 1880?-1920? Place Made South America: Peru, Cuzco, Pisac ? Culture Peruvian Cultural Region Peruvian Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques wool, alpaca ?; handwoven, supplementary warp; woven, added-warps; fringed, warp/weft fringe Measurements overall: 139 x 1 cm Description

Finely patterned primary band in rust,white with pink and black side stripes. Warp faced; complementary warp patterns. Woven on backstrap loom. 5 secondary bands woven into primary band at oneend, 7 secondary bands at…

Finely patterned primary band in rust,white with pink and black side stripes. Warp faced; complementary warp patterns. Woven on backstrap loom. 5 secondary bands woven into primary band at oneend, 7 secondary bands at other end. Each secondary band has a tertiary band woven into it. Warp yarns left unwoven forn long tassles.

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