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Pin with Yarn Figure

c. 300 BCE–200 CE
wood, yarn, paint
Overall: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Gift of John Wise 1946.76
Location: not on view
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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.
Pin with Yarn Figure

Pin with Yarn Figure

c. 300 BCE–200 CE

Peru, South Coast, Nasca style?

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