CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
- Pin with the Figure of a Human Head at the Finial
- Tool
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumShell with paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 13/16 × 3/8 in. (7.1 × 0.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1103
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album # 8, slide dated "FEB 72."
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Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood inlaid with shell
2010.847
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, gold, shell inlay
2010.328.1,.2
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1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with spondylus shell and mother of pearl
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1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1384.2
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1384.1
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2010.1088
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, and sodalite
2010.330.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shell inlay
2010.329
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Gold inlaid with turquoise and shell
2010.1283
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Bone inlaid with shell and hematite
2010.1085
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Spondylus shell
2010.259
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Shell
2002.4353.1,.2