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1990.21.2

Sling, grave good

1990.21.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sling, grave good
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Near Nasca Cahuachi
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Yvonne K. Zwozdiak-Southall
Date / Period
Date made: 1000-1476?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1990
Acquisition information
Donated: 04/1990
Materials and processes
Material Camelid Wool Textile Animal, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length 210 mm slit, approx, Length 360 mm longest fragment, approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 1990.21.2
Research and responses

In 2014 samples of camelid hair were extracted from 1990.21.8, 1886.2.80.7, 1934.70.40, 1952.7.37, 1952.7.36, 1934.70.1, 1990.21.2, 1934.70.12.1-.3 as part of a project to test the 'Viability of extracting Mitochondrial DNA from Camelid Hair sampled from Archaeological Textiles' at the Henry Wellcome Ancient Biomolecules Centre. According to the report dated 11 November 2004, it was not possible to extract Camelid DNA from the sample. (See report in RDF: Researchers: Haile.) [JC 19 11 2019]

Search terms: Weapon, Death, Religion, Sling, Grave Good

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