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Ornament with human design

Object Details

Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Bertram Tamblyn Lee (1881-1937, an American engineer and historian living in Peru) and possibly collected by him between 1906 and 1920; donated to MAI by Bertram T. Lee in 1929.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Wari (Huari) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector
Bertram Tamblyn Lee (Bartram T. Lee), Non-Indian, 1881-1937
Previous owner
Bertram Tamblyn Lee (Bartram T. Lee), Non-Indian, 1881-1937
Donor
Bertram Tamblyn Lee (Bartram T. Lee), Non-Indian, 1881-1937
Date created
AD 600–1000 (Middle Horizon period)
Object Name
Ornament with human design
Media/Materials
Animal Bone, gold
Techniques
Carved, hammered, repoussé
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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