“It’s a form of mask, a form of changed personality.”
Curator Julie Jones on Peruvian nose ornaments (100 BCE–200 CE).
Nosing Around
Julie Jones
2 min. watch
Contributors
Julie Jones
Curator
Curator
Photography by Katherine Dahab
Art Mentioned
Salinar
100 BCE–200 CE
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