Ball of cotton fibers
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unknown Peruvian
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Ball of cotton fibers
Cotton
1 5/8 x 11/16 x 15/32 in. (4.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2007.1.48.b
Acquisition Date:
03/16/2006
Geography:
South America, Peru, Andes
Classification:
Unclassifiable Artifacts; Artifact Remnants; Cloth Fragments
Culture/Nationality:
Peruvian
Collection:
Ann L. Pfeiffer-Murphy Collection
Keywords
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- cotton - White-to-yellowish seed-hair fibers of several species of the genus Gossypium, native to most subtropical areas of the world; used especially for making textile, cord, padding, rag paper, and for cellulose used for plastic and rayon.
- textile components - Parts and components of textiles.
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Owner Name: Howard Murphy
Role: Donor
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Acquisition Method: Inherited
Disposal Method: Donation to Bryn Mawr College
Ownership Start Date: 4/6/2005
Ownership End Date: 11/16/2007
Remarks: This textile is from the collection of Ann L. Pfeiffer-Murphy "LiAnn" and upon her death, her husband Howard Murphy donated it to Bryn Mawr College. It is believed that Ann collected this textile in 1964-1965 when she was a visiting Fulbright Scholar at the National Museum of Archaeology and History in Lima Peru.
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