Bead/beads in the form of human beings
date: label: Date created
content: 1300–200 BC (Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chavín or Cupisnique (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Arts of the Four Quarters
label: Seller
content: Arts of the Four Quarters
label: Seller agent
content: Alan C. Lapiner (Alan Charles Lapiner), Non-Indian, 1933-1975
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Sackler Fund
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1967 from Arts of the Four Quarters, a New York City gallery owned and operated by Alan C. Lapiner (1933-1975) using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Tembladera; Contumazá Province; Cajamarca Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Chavín (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: 24/1017
label: Barcode
content: 241017.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads in the form of human beings
label: Media/Materials
content: Spondylus shell/shells, stone, tree pitch/gum, pigment/pigments
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled, dyed, glued
label: Dimensions
content: 4.85 to 5.90 cm.