Inca/Andean
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| 1 | 1978.41.2.1 | Sherd | Bowl handle. Color: RD |
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| 2 | 1997.4.17 | Staff | Staff of office from Pisac Peru. Long tapered cylinder of dark reddish heavy wood. Lower end has a sharp pointed piece extending beyond wood. 6 bands of metal, 1 5/8" wide encircle the stick, trimmed with 5-petaled flower motifs. Flowers on 5 are repousse technique; sixth is etched into the metal. Near the top there is a narrower band with etched pattern and a scalloped shield one-third of the circumference, with a repousse flower in each of the three scallops. A tapered flat metal knob is fitted at the top of the stick. It has two columns of the flowers, and a cross with four flowers surrounding it. A braided metal chain with a small cross wind around the staff in a double helix. Collection Date: 1930-1950 |
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| 3 | 1997.4.18 | Slingshot | Long braided cord at each end of crocheted medallion, 7" x 3 1/2", both made from a combination of dark and natural unscoured wool from unknown animal. Medallion has decorative pattern and a 2" slit for insertion of stone. Cord at one end divided into smaller cords for about 1/2" forming a loop 2 1/2" from end. Other end appears to have been originally half of the length of the other and has been extended to same length, using the same colors of fiber, but with a much simpler, cruder technique that creates a softer, looser cord. Color: BR,CL |
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