Ear ornament

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Date created: 1925-1936

Culture/People: Canelos Kichua
Collector: E. Erskine Loch (Eric Erskine Loch), Non-Indian, 1881-1944
Donor: E. Erskine Loch (Eric Erskine Loch), Non-Indian, 1881-1944

Collection History: Collected between 1932 and 1936 by explorer and field collector Eric Erskine Loch (1881-1944); donated to MAI by E. Erskine Loch in 1937.
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Place: Río Puyo; Pastaza Province; Ecuador

See related items: Canelos Kichua; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/4819
Barcode: 194819.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Ear ornament
Media/Materials: Feather/feathers, wood, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Cut, wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61b1ceede-e366-4ada-9b85-f97762f961d7

Record ID: NMAI_208302