Raw Material

Cactus Spine

62-7-54

From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 62-7-54
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Culture Area Andean
Locus archaeological site on the River, outside the Village, east of the Mines
Section American
Materials Cactus Spine | Thread
Description

cactus spine wound 1/3 of length with thread,now green with discoloration;spine is wound with thread around 1/3 of length.

Length 9.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962

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