Snake ornament
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate Period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Major Otto Holstein, Non-Indian, 1883-1934
label: Seller
content: Major Otto Holstein, Non-Indian, 1883-1934
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased from local residents between 1922 and 1927 by amateur archaeologist Major Otto Holstein (1883-1934, U.S. Army, employed by the Northern Peru Mining and Smelting Company and president of the Trujillo Archaeological Society); purchased by MAI from Major Holstein in 1927 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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place: label: Place
content: North Coast; Peru (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Chimú (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: 15/7214
label: Barcode
content: 157214.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Snake ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, repoussé
label: Dimensions
content: 4 x 1.5 cm