CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
- Pair of Earplugs with Human Heads
Date650–900 AD
PlaceSouth Coast, Peru
MediumWood with stone and shell inlays
Dimensions.1: 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (4.1 × 3.2 × 6.7 cm)
.2: 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4 × 3 × 6.4 cm)
.2: 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4 × 3 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number90.258.1,.2
Not on view
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