Culture/People:

possibly Cauca (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Expedition:

Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition (1914)  Search this

Expedition leader:

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

Ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Gold

Techniques:

Wrapped

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Río Guapí; Cauca Department; Colombia

Date created:

100 BC–AD 200

Collection History:

Collected or purchased from local residents in 1914 during the Isla del Morro-Colombia 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:

3/9206

Barcode:

039206.000

See related items:

Cauca (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d0317f87-4e40-406c-acb8-0756298ccf4c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_42133