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1887.1.598.4

Stone sinker bound at either end with cotton yarn.

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1887.1.598.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone sinker bound at either end with cotton yarn.
Long description
Ground stone sinker, of elongated form, narrower at the ends which are bound with cotton yarn.
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Inka Inca
Date collected
?by 1884
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1886
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Ground, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 155 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.1.598.4
Research and responses

Arica is in northern Chile's Arica and Parinacota Region, located only 18 km (11 mi) south of the border with Peru. It was originally a part of Peru but it was lost after a plebiscite arranged in the Treaty of Ancon in 1883 as part of the results of the war of the Pacific. It is therefore to be considered part of Chile not Peru. [AS 14/12/2010]

Search terms: Fishing, Death, Religion, Sinker, Grave Good, Fishing Accessory

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