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Object Number
996-20-30/11822.1.2.28.2
Display Title
Alpaca, made of gold, silver, and enamel
Descriptions
Object Description
Silver alpaca and llama of gold, silver and enamel. Text with photo: a. Spear thrower. Nasca culture. Length, 18 inches. b,c. Silver alpaca and llama of gold, silver and enamel. (Courtesey of American Museum of Natural History)
From Lothrop finding aid: Material relating to Lothrop's research on Peru, 1941-1944. Museum of America Indian (MAI); Gold: photos, paste-up for book
Subject
- Alpaca
- Gold
- Ornament
- Silver
- Enamel
Department
Archival, Paper
Date
1941-1944
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Print, black and white
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PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.28.3 | Llama, made of gold, silver, and enamel |
Peru
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| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.28.1 | Spear thrower |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.29.1 | Drawing of sheet gold |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.12.3 | Gold head ornament |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.12.2 | Gold head ornament |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.12.1 | Gold head ornament |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.32.2 | Gold head ornament |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.32.1 | Gold mouth mask |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.27 | Drawing of gold plaque |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.29.2 | Drawing from shaft of spear thrower |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.17.2 | Peruvian gold: round bead |
Peru
| ||
| 996-20-30/11822.1.2.17.1 | Peruvian gold: ornament with facial features |
Peru
|