Bird ornament

Museum number:
4-3444b
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Two small mother-of-pearl birds.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche site H (Cerro Blanco), Moche valley, La Libertad Region
Culture or time period:
Late Chimú period
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Pearl (animal material) and Shell (animal material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bird motifs and Ornaments (object genre)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird ornament, accession number 4-3444b, described as Two small mother-of-pearl birds.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird ornament, accession number 4-3444b, described as Two small mother-of-pearl birds.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird ornament, accession number 4-3444b, described as Two small mother-of-pearl birds.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird ornament, accession number 4-3444b, described as Two small mother-of-pearl birds.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird ornament, accession number 4-3444b, described as Two small mother-of-pearl birds.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird ornament, accession number 4-3444b, described as Two small mother-of-pearl birds.

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