Necklace of human figures
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Alan K. Gage (Alan Kenneth Gage), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
label: Previous owner
content: Elaine Tepper Gage (Mrs. Alan K. Gage), Non-Indian, ca. 1918-1971
label: Donor
content: Alan K. Gage (Alan Kenneth Gage), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
label: Donor
content: Elaine Tepper Gage (Mrs. Alan K. Gage), Non-Indian, ca. 1918-1971
label: Previous seller
content: El Inca (Arte Antiguo y Moderno)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased from El Inca (an antique shop in Lima, Peru) in 1939; formerly in the collection of Alan K. Gage (1917-2009) and his wife Elaine Tepper Gage (ca. 1918-1971); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Gage in 1961.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Chiclayo; Chiclayo Province; Lambayeque Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/175
label: Barcode
content: 230175.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Necklace of human figures
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold, tree pitch/gum
label: Techniques
content: Repoussé, hammered, soldered, strung
label: Dimensions
content: 47 x 3 cm