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Head tie with pendants
Nasca
Early Intermediate Period
about A.D. 300 (?)
Object Place: Peru, South Coast
Medium/Technique
Wool, double oblique intertwined sprang with cross looping (pendants); warp-faced double cloth (cord)
Dimensions
a (left): 26 x 18 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
b (right): 26.5 x 18 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Cord: 653 x .4 cm (257 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
b (right): 26.5 x 18 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Cord: 653 x .4 cm (257 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number30.248a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDesign: yellow conventionalized animals on a red ground. The bell-shaped ornaments have been woven with yellow and neutral yellow wool, forming a double cloth.
ProvenanceGift of Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, 1930