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Source Description
Paracas headgear from mummy bundles sometimes incorporate human-hair wigs, wound with long headbands and slings. Ornamented with a diminutive kneeling figure, this pin may have been used like a hat pin to hold the wrappings in place. Although poorly preserved, this object illustrates the use of resin pigment on materials other than ceramics.
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Document identity
localId
125096
label
Pin with Yarn Figure
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
125096
contentType
object
title
Pin with Yarn Figure
description
Paracas headgear from mummy bundles sometimes incorporate human-hair wigs, wound with long headbands and slings. Ornamented with a diminutive kneeling figure, this pin may have been used like a hat pin to hold the wrappings in place. Although poorly preserved, this object illustrates the use of resin pigment on materials other than ceramics.
date
c. 300 BCE–200 CE
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79903354
genreSpecific
Jewelry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
cul
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style?
accession
1946.76
Source extras
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wood, yarn, paint
tombstone
Pin with Yarn Figure, c. 300 BCE–200 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca style?. Wood, yarn, paint; overall: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1946.76
collection
AA - Andes
creditline
Gift of John Wise
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:27:35.029000
sourceId
125096
dept
Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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wood, yarn, paint
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1
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0
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photo
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6a45b067ff85e6a6