Nose ornament/Nose ring
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1100–1600 (Tairona period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Earl Kessler, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Earl Kessler, Non-Indian
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dick Cavett (Richard Alva Cavett), Non-Indian, b. 1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; possibly purchased at a local market in Colombia between 1965 and 1968 by Earl Kessler (a Peace Corps volunteer); purchased by MAI from Earl Kessler in 1972 using funds donated by Dick Cavett.
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place: label: Place
content: Santa Marta; Santa Marta Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia
setName: label: See related items
content: Tairona (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: 24/7422
label: Barcode
content: 247422.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Nose ornament/Nose ring
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Cast