Collar
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This collar, which would have been worn suspended from the neck by cotton cords, features seven figures wearing earspools and crescent headdresses; two small pelicans in profile, one in purple and one in white, complete the design.
Este collar, que probablemente haya sido utilizado colgando del cuello con cuerdas de algodón, presenta siete figuras que lucen orejeras y tocados en forma de media luna; dos pequeños pelícanos de perfil, uno morado y uno blanco, completan el diseño.
Este collar, que probablemente haya sido utilizado colgando del cuello con cuerdas de algodón, presenta siete figuras que lucen orejeras y tocados en forma de media luna; dos pequeños pelícanos de perfil, uno morado y uno blanco, completan el diseño.
Artwork Details
- Title: Collar
- Date: 1000–1470 CE
- Geography: Peru, North Coast (possibly Chan Chan)
- Culture: Chimú
- Medium: Shell, malachite on cotton cord
- Dimensions: H. 16 15/16 × W. 13 3/8 in. (43 × 34 cm)
- Classification: Shell-Ornaments
- Credit Line: American Museum of Natural History, New York (B/3174)
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing