Ear ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900–1550 (Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Morton Lipkin, Non-Indian, 1926-2012
label: Donor
content: Morton Lipkin, Non-Indian, 1926-2012
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of tribal art dealer Morton Lipkin (1926-2012); donated to MAI by Morton Lipkin in 1963.
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place: label: Place
content: Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/2868
label: Barcode
content: 232868.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells, turquoise
label: Techniques
content: Inlaid, carved
label: Dimensions
content: 5.5 x 5.1 cm