Collar

Museum number:
16-20472
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Alternate number:
59 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4620
Description:
Chimu style metal collar with embossed figures and incised triangles. figures include 2 caimen, 2 men with digging sticks planting corn and 10 faces. Metal discs suspended from bottom edge. 10 discs.
Donor:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
South America, Peru
Culture or time period:
Chimú culture (ca. 900-1470 AD)
Collector:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Collars (neckwear)
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
length 27 centimeters, width 11 centimeters, and discs— diameter 2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Collar, accession number 16-20472, described as Chimu style metal collar with embossed figures and incised triangles. figures include 2 caimen, 2 men with digging sticks planting corn and 10 faces. Metal discs suspended from bottom edge. 10 discs.

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