Ear spools

Museum number:
16-20446a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm211620446a@2cb
Alternate number:
75 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4620
Description:
Chimu style ear spools. a) central face and arms surrounded by faces. b) mirror image of a).
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:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ear spools (ear ornaments)
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
diameter 8.4 centimeters and length 4.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20446a,b, described as Chimu style ear spools. a) central face and arms surrounded by faces. b) mirror image of a).Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20446a,b, described as Chimu style ear spools. a) central face and arms surrounded by faces. b) mirror image of a).Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20446a,b, described as Chimu style ear spools. a) central face and arms surrounded by faces. b) mirror image of a).Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20446a,b, described as Chimu style ear spools. a) central face and arms surrounded by faces. b) mirror image of a).Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20446a,b, described as Chimu style ear spools. a) central face and arms surrounded by faces. b) mirror image of a).Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20446a,b, described as Chimu style ear spools. a) central face and arms surrounded by faces. b) mirror image of a).Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20446a,b, described as Chimu style ear spools. a) central face and arms surrounded by faces. b) mirror image of a).

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