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Start Over Collection place South America Materials Pearl (animal material)
Hearst Museum object titled Animal figure, accession number 16-20448, described as Peruvian animal figure. Carved wooden figure with features of both birds and reptiles. Flattened, broad, triangular head has two mother of pearl inlaid eyes atop the head and a broad mouth with prominent teeth. body features vestigial wing-like structures and a prominent spine. a broad, bird-like tail, spread as wide as the head is decorated with a band of geometric (triangles) figures and parallel line approximately ¼ inch apart. Figure is recumbent with a rectangular stand as base.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird ornament, accession number 4-3444b, described as Two small mother-of-pearl birds.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird ornament, accession number 4-3444a, described as Two small mother-of-pearl birds.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Inlay fragment, accession number 4-2312g, described as Small pieces of mother-of-pearl, from inlay. A,B, disk-like; D,E, halves of disks; C,G, hook-like; F perforated.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Inlay fragment, accession number 4-2312b, described as Small pieces of mother-of-pearl, from inlay. A,B, disk-like; D,E, halves of disks; C,G, hook-like; F perforated.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Inlay fragment, accession number 4-2312a, described as Small pieces of mother-of-pearl, from inlay. A,B, disk-like; D,E, halves of disks; C,G, hook-like; F perforated.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Inlay fragment, accession number 4-2312c, described as Small pieces of mother-of-pearl, from inlay. A,B, disk-like; D,E, halves of disks; C,G, hook-like; F perforated.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Inlay fragment, accession number 4-2312e, described as Small pieces of mother-of-pearl, from inlay. A,B, disk-like; D,E, halves of disks; C,G, hook-like; F perforated.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Inlay fragment, accession number 4-2312f, described as Small pieces of mother-of-pearl, from inlay. A,B, disk-like; D,E, halves of disks; C,G, hook-like; F perforated.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Inlay fragment, accession number 4-2312d, described as Small pieces of mother-of-pearl, from inlay. A,B, disk-like; D,E, halves of disks; C,G, hook-like; F perforated.

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