Ear ornament
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1930
name: label: Culture/People
content: Shuar
label: Collector
content: Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
label: Seller
content: Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
label: Seller agent
content: W. Lee Trenholm (William Lee Trenholm), Non-Indian, 1899-1952
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected in 1934 or 1935 by Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (1908-1985, an American explorer, anthropologist, and travel writer); purchased by MAI from Dr. von Hagen through his agent, W. Lee Trenholm (William Lee Trenholm, 1899-1952), in 1935.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Upper Amazonia area; Ecuador
setName: label: See related items
content: Shuar
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/8740
label: Barcode
content: 188740.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
label: Indigenous Term
content: akitiai
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Beetle wings, toucan feather/feathers, wood, vegetal fiber, glass bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Carved, perforated, strung, tied
label: Dimensions
content: 27 x 11 x 3 cm