Ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 600 BC–AD 400
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Daniel C. Stapleton (Daniel Casey Stapleton/D.C. Stapleton), Non-Indian, 1858-1920
label: Seller
content: Daniel C. Stapleton (Daniel Casey Stapleton/D.C. Stapleton), Non-Indian, 1858-1920
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Daniel C. Stapleton (1858-ca. 1925, general manager of the Playa de Oro Mining Company based in Ecuador); purchased by George Heye from Daniel C. Stapleton between 1908 and 1916.
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place: label: Place
content: La Tolita; Eloy Alfaro Canton; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador
label: Island Name
content: Isla de la Tola
setName: label: See related items
content: Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/993
label: Barcode
content: 050993.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Wrought