Gold Ornament
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1891
name: label: Donor Name
content: World's Columbian Exposition
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Purchased. From prehistoric Indian graves. Cast gold insect; rounded body; swept-back wings; rudder-like tail. Quimbaya Tradition. [See] N.M. Rep. 1896. Pl. 65. Entomologist Dr. Ron Cherry feels shape of object is similar to Sphingid moth (Family Sphingidae : Order Lepidoptera), as evidenced by general body configuration. - 11-6-1991. Reproduced by Alva Studio October, 1974. Ex. Exhibit Hall 23 9-17-74." Removed from exhibit 2006.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Apr 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: South, Antioquia, Colombia, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 024547
label: USNM Number
content: A148148-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ornament