Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0073-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0073
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Title:
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Three Obsidian Winged Labrets, a
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Subject:
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Labrets
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Subject:
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Jewelry--Mexico
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Subject:
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Decoration and ornament--Mexico
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Subject:
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Stone carving--Mexico
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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Obsidian is a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working with obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
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Materials:
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Stone: obsidian; core flaked, pressure flaked, abraded, polished and inlaid.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 900 and 1522
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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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Object Type:
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Labret
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Dimensions:
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1 3/8 in
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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West 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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Tarascan, Mixtec or Aztec
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Period:
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Post Classic
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