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Re: shicra query

When I copied this image link,

> http://www.nazcamystery.com/images/caral.39.jpg

I meant to grab this one:
http://www.nazcamystery.com/images/caral.24.jpg

which has a closer photo of the fill rocks and nets in place.

Lynn Carpenter






Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:34 pm

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Hey everybody, I'm trying to get some information on the construction and materials of shicra--looped bags from the Andean Archaic used for transporting stone...
wrhaas2003
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Mar 24, 2009
11:29 pm

It's $34 to purchase the pdf so I can't look at it, but the low-res image looks like a basic looped netting with extra twists. Are you looking for information...
Katrina Worley
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Mar 25, 2009
3:15 am

Hi Randy, Google pulls up a couple of images, best ones below: http://www.nazcamystery.com/images/caral.39.jpg http://www.daylife.com/photo/06AS5pA8seauk ...
lady_alwen
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Mar 25, 2009
8:11 am

When I copied this image link, ... I meant to grab this one: http://www.nazcamystery.com/images/caral.24.jpg which has a closer photo of the fill rocks and...
lady_alwen
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Mar 26, 2009
5:38 pm

Thanks everyone for your quick responses! Lynn, great image...I hadn't come across that one before. I'll look into some of the references that were suggested...
wrhaas2003
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Mar 26, 2009
1:49 am

I realize that this "a bit" to the north, but these are very similiar in construction to items from the Ozark Bluff Shelters in NW Arkansas. Samual Dellinger...
notrohte
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Mar 26, 2009
3:31 am

While we've got the messages flowing I thought I'd just add my 2 cents here, too. To me, these shicras seem like many of the other coarse looped or knotted...
Edward A. Jolie
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Mar 26, 2009
4:27 pm

Hi Everyone, I came across an article, that I think will answer most of my questions about shicra (Mancos 1977:...
wrhaas2003
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