Culture/People:

probably Wari (Huari) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Possible seller:

José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970  Search this

Object Name:

Beads in the form of frogs

Media/Materials:

Gold

Techniques:

Cast

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Nasca (Nazca) region; Peru

Date created:

AD 600–1000 (Middle Horizon period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1930, possibly from José A. Gayoso (1898-1970, a landowner in Chongoyape, Peru, who sidelined in excavating and selling antiquities).

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Catalog Number:

16/9855

Barcode:

169855.000

See related items:

Wari (Huari) (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fbb50bd2-454d-4ab4-93f0-b0e83966650e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_181879