Ear spools

Museum number:
16-20416a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
80 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4620
Description:
a) ear spool, round. bird with large bill with head turned back over body. Birds in cut relief; b) mirror image of a)
Donor:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Collection place:
Peru
Collector:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ear spools (ear ornaments)
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters and diameter 7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20416a,b, described as a) ear spool, round. bird with large bill with head turned back over body. Birds in cut relief; b) mirror image of a)Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20416a,b, described as a) ear spool, round. bird with large bill with head turned back over body. Birds in cut relief; b) mirror image of a)Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ear spools, accession number 16-20416a,b, described as a) ear spool, round. bird with large bill with head turned back over body. Birds in cut relief; b) mirror image of a)

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