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Object Number
48-37-30/7189
Display Title
Ear plug, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of ear spools - feather work over light wood: Pair of mushroom-shaped wooden ear-spools, with cut and glued feather surface. On top, yellow bird with blue eye, on dark brown ground. Sides of spool dark brown, bottom yellow.
Inventory Description
Organic, wooden ear plug, covered in feathers, bird motif
Classification
- Ear plug
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
South coast?
Materials
Feather, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 x 5.5 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-37-30/7189
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(1947)
Seller
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(09/1947)
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