Nose ornament/Nose ring (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- 600 BC–AD 400
- Culture/People
- probably Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Collector
- Pablo Isaias Sanchez, Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- Pablo Isaias Sanchez, Non-Indian
- Luis Escruceria (Luis Escrucería Salinas), Non-Indian, ca. 1871-1933
- Seller
- Luis Escruceria (Luis Escrucería Salinas), Non-Indian, ca. 1871-1933
- Collection History
- Collected or excavated by Pablo Isaias Sanchez (a rancher on Isla de la Tola) at an unknown date; acquired by Luis Escrucería Salinas (ca. 1871-1933, an import/export agent from Tumaco, Ecuador) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Luis Escrucería in 1921.
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- Place
- La Tolita; Eloy Alfaro Canton; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador
- Island Name
- Isla de la Tola
- See related items
- Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 10/9999
- Barcode
- 109999.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Nose ornament/Nose ring (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Embossed
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_118703