Nose ornament/Nose ring part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 600 BC–AD 400
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Pablo Isaias Sanchez, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Pablo Isaias Sanchez, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Luis Escruceria (Luis Escrucería Salinas), Non-Indian, ca. 1871-1933
label: Seller
content: Luis Escruceria (Luis Escrucería Salinas), Non-Indian, ca. 1871-1933
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by Pablo Isaias Sanchez (a rancher on Isla de la Tola) at an unknown date; acquired by Luis Escrucería Salinas (ca. 1871-1933, an import/export agent from Tumaco, Ecuador) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Luis Escrucería in 1921.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: La Tolita; Eloy Alfaro Canton; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador
label: Island Name
content: Isla de la Tola
setName: label: See related items
content: Tumaco–La Tolita (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: 10/9945
label: Barcode
content: 109945.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Nose ornament/Nose ring part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Wrought