Ear spools
date: label: Date created
content: 1300–200 BC (Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chavín or Cupisnique (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Floro Morrofú, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
label: Seller
content: José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
notes: label: Collection History
content: Found by Floro Morrofú and other local boys washing out of the ground in the mid 1920s; acquired from them by the landowner, José A. Gayoso (1898-1970); purchased by MAI from José A. Gayoso in 1928.
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place: label: Place
content: Grave; Hacienda Almendral; Chongoyape; Chiclayo Province; Lambayeque 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: 16/1972
label: Barcode
content: 161972.003
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear spools
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Cast
label: Dimensions
content: 12 x 2.3 x 0.05 cm