Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1450–1550 (Late Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Inka (Inca) (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Ephraim George Squier (E.G. Squier), Non-Indian, 1821-1888
label: Previous owner
content: Frank Squier, Sr., Non-Indian, 1840-1908
label: Seller
content: Frank Squier, Sr., Non-Indian, 1840-1908
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been dug out of a wall of the house of Gonzalez Pizarro in 1857; formerly in the collection of archaeologist and author Ephraim G. Squier, 1821-1888); inherited by his brother Frank Squier (1840-1908, a New York City paper merchant and collector); purchased by George Heye from Frank Squier in 1905.
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place: label: Place
content: Digging through wall of house; Gonzalez Pizarro house; Cusco (Cuzco); Cusco (Cuzco) Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Inka (Inca) (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6271
label: Barcode
content: 006271.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, perforated