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Accession Number 1983.14.24 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: 154 x 1.4 cm Description

Rust, white, green, gold, and navy-coloured hair ribbon with long fringe. Woven on backstrap loom. Finely patterned, with warp-faced weave using compementary warp patterns. Hard finish obtained by using highly twisted…

Rust, white, green, gold, and navy-coloured hair ribbon with long fringe. Woven on backstrap loom. Finely patterned, with warp-faced weave using compementary warp patterns. Hard finish obtained by using highly twisted cord yarns (two 2-ply cords). Secondary ribbons are attached 30.0 cm from the end of primary ribbons. Secondary ribbons are interwoven with primary. Twisted warps from fringe.

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