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Object Number
44-31-30/4299
Display Title
Pair of carved wooden ear plugs
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, wood earspools, incised circle and dot design
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Vilcoshuaura; Huaura, about 10 km inland east of
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 3.7 x 2.6 x 2.7 cm (1 7/16 x 1 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
44-31-30/4299
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(1944)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(1944)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(1944)
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