Pendant with jaguar-human design

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Date created: 300 BC-AD 300

Culture/People: probably Cupisnique (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1929 from an unknown source in London, England, using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Lambayeque Region; Peru

See related items: Cupisnique (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/6129
Barcode: 166129.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Pendant with jaguar-human design
Media/Materials: Gold
Techniques: Hammered, repoussé

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61ad5c88e-5203-48ff-8c16-46a620d9130d

Record ID: NMAI_178046