Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Sicán (Lambayeque) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Major Otto Holstein, Non-Indian, 1883-1934
- Seller
- Major Otto Holstein, Non-Indian, 1883-1934
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased from local residents between 1922 and 1927 by amateur archaeologist Major Otto Holstein (1883-1934, U.S. Army, employed by the Northern Peru Mining and Smelting Company and president of the Trujillo Archaeological Society); purchased by MAI from Major Holstein in 1927 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
- Date created
- AD 900–1400 (Late Intermediate Period)
- Catalog Number
- 15/7233
- Barcode
- 157233.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Ear ornament
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Hammered, repoussé, punched, folded
- Dimensions
- 5 cm
- Place
- North Coast; Peru (inferred)
- See related items
- Sicán (Lambayeque) (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_168523
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd29a027-83fa-4e89-b9ff-54266ffdfa52
Related Content
