Ear ornament
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Shuar (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
label: Previous owner
content: Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
label: Seller
content: Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; possibly collected by Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky, 1903-1989, a civil engineer who worked in Ecuador until the early 1930s); purchased by MAI from Serge Sherbin in 1939.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Río Pastaza; Pastaza Province, Morona-Santiago Province; 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: 20/557
label: Barcode
content: 200557.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Beetle wings, glass bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Wrapped, tied, strung