Culture/People:

probably Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935  Search this

Expedition:

Second Ecuador Expedition (1907)  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915  Search this

Object Name:

Pendant in the form of an insect

Media/Materials:

Gold

Techniques:

Hammered, twisted, soldered

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

La Tolita; Eloy Alfaro Canton; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador

Island Name:

Isla de la Tola

Date created:

400 BC–AD 500

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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Catalog Number:

1/7578

Barcode:

017578.000

See related items:

Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b5b3bd0b-d0f5-4442-974c-1e96c56388da

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_18642