Chest ornament/Pectoral

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Date created: AD 800–1534

Culture/People: probably Manteño-Huancavilca (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition leader: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition: Second Ecuador Expedition (1907)
Expedition sponsor: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957; Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915

Collection History: Collection history unknown; probably purchased from a local resident in 1907 during the Second Ecuador Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and funded by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).
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Place: Río Tiaone valley; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador

See related items: Manteño-Huancavilca (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/5693
Barcode: 015693.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Chest ornament/Pectoral
Media/Materials: Copper
Techniques: Hammered, repoussé, perforated
Dimensions: 23 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a8251ee2-c4cd-4d17-8420-19f6f1d2e136

Record ID: NMAI_16613