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Object Number 75-20-30/8433
Display Title Shawl pins
Descriptions
Object Description Cast bronze (?) pins, shafts 90-175 mm long, heads taper from 6-7 mm diameter at head to approx. 3 mm d at point. Heads are flat ovals 38 mm-63 mm max. diameter. Hole in head adjoins shaft in each pin. Essentially free of corrosion.
Inventory Description Bronze pins, round flat heads, perforations near base of stem.
Classification
  • Pin
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Cuzco Region / <County> / <City> / Conima
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, Southern Highlands: Lake Titicaca
Materials Bronze?
Dimensions Overall: 23.8 x 6.4 x 0.7 cm (9 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 8433
Provenance
Collector Samuel W. Garman (1875)
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1875 - October 1875)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1875 - October 1875)

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