Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0093-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0093
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Title:
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Rock Crystal Labret
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Subject:
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Labrets
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Subject:
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Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
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Subject:
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Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
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Subject:
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Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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Mixtec artisans were known to be exceptional craftsmen. This fact is reflected in this quartz labret. The stone had to be core flaked, pressure flaked, and abraded. All of these procedures require great skill, patience, care, and unbelievable amount of time.
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Materials:
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Stone: clear rock crystal; quartz; core flaked; pressure flaked; abraded and polished.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 800 and 1532
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Jewelry
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Dimensions:
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1 in wide
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Oaxaca, Mexico
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Rights:
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Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
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Culture:
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Mixtec
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Period:
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Post Classic
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