CultureChinchorro
Titles
- Fishing Sinker
Date6000–5000 BC
PlaceChile
MediumStone, cotton string
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 1/2 × 3/8 in. (5.1 × 1.3 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Bernstein in memory of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2011.1088
Not on view
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Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
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Unknown Central and South American
6000–5000 BC
Cotton string, metal
2011.1086
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
2001.996
Unknown Central and South American
500–1000 AD
Volcanic stone
90.424
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Camelid wool and cotton
2001.1005.1-.27
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood, shells, wool, resin, and cotton twine
2001.1157