Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Arts of the Four Quarters
label: Previous owner
content: Alan C. Lapiner (Alan Charles Lapiner), Non-Indian, 1933-1975
label: Auction venue
content: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arts of the Four Quarters, a New York City gallery owned by art collector and dealer Alan Lapiner (1933-1975); purchased by MAI at an auction of the inventory of Arts of the Four Quarters held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) in 1972.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Chan Chan; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Chimú (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: 24/7531
label: Barcode
content: 247531.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, shell/shells, stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid
label: Dimensions
content: 4 cm