COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0192-000.jp2
filename
MawM0192-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0192
identifier
MawM0192
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Obsidian jewelry : earrings.
title
Obsidian jewelry : earrings.
Title
false
Subject:
Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State)
subject
Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State)
subject
Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State)
subject
Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Subject:
Obsidian
subject
Obsidian
Subject
false
Description:
Once a thin obsidian blade has been knocked off the core, it can be shaped by pressing off tiny pieces of the volcanic stone. The edges can be dulled by rubbing them with different stones. Holes are drilled for suspension. This pair of earrings was crafted this way.
description
Once a thin obsidian blade has been knocked off the core, it can be shaped by pressing off tiny pieces of the volcanic stone. The edges can be dulled by rubbing them with different stones. Holes are drilled for suspension. This pair of earrings was crafted this way.
Description
false
Materials:
Black obsidian: core flaked, pressure flaked, drilled and abraded.
materials
Black obsidian: core flaked, pressure flaked, drilled and abraded.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Jewelry
format
Jewelry
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
Varies
dimensions
Varies
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Colima, Mexico
coverage
Colima, Mexico
Location
false
Rights:
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).
rights
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).
Rights
false
Culture:
Shaft Tomb
culture
Shaft Tomb
Culture
false
Period:
Protoclassic
period
Protoclassic
Period
false