Culture/People:

probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-  Search this

Object Name:

Belt

Media/Materials:

Shell/shells

Techniques:

Carved, drilled

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Trujillo; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru

Date created:

AD 1200-1500

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1949 using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc (the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research).

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Catalog Number:

21/3909

Barcode:

213909.000

See related items:

Chimú (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b0acf9b8-7f44-48cc-b331-7a80e6db378e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_228335