Culture/People:

Chimborazo Kichua  Search this

Previous owner:

Suzanne Geoghegan, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

Suzanne Geoghegan, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Earrings

Media/Materials:

Silver coin/coins, tin, glass, glass bead/beads, metal wire

Techniques:

Perforated, bezel-set/stone-setting, strung

Dimensions:

8.0 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Community of Mercedes-Cadena, five miles east of Guamote; Guamote; Guamote Canton; Chimborazo Province; Ecuador

Date created:

circa 1965

Collection History:

Acquired by Suzanne Geoghegan in the 1960s when she worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador; donated to NMAI by Suzanne Geoghegan in 2013.

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Catalog Number:

26/9127

Barcode:

269127.000

See related items:

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Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws613bc8aeb-8dd0-4663-9b10-42f53a1a0b5f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_408030