Ear ornament

Museum number:
16-6162
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21160006162
Accession number:
Acc.691
Description:
Ear ornament, of strung seeds (red, white, black), beetle wings, and feathers
Donor:
Ynes Mexia
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Collector:
James West
Materials:
Beetle elytra
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ear ornaments
Accession date:
1934
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ear ornament, accession number 16-6162, described as Ear ornament, of strung seeds (red, white, black), beetle wings, and feathersDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ear ornament, accession number 16-6162, described as Ear ornament, of strung seeds (red, white, black), beetle wings, and feathers

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