COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0044-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0044
Title:
Aztec, Mexica ear plugs : banana form.
Subject:
Decoration and ornament--Mexico
Subject:
Ceramic jewelry--Mexico
Subject:
Aztec art--Mexico
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
This non-matching pair of plugs represent a different style of body adornment used by the non-elite. They came in different sizes and shapes suitable to the wearer. The banana plug was worn by the Aztec and the Gulf Coast Huastec. It is possible they could be nose ornaments or ear plugs.
Materials:
Ceramic: tan clay, burnished, no pigment. Items are non-matching & the same size.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 1200 and 1521
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Jewelry
Dimensions:
2 9/16 in high x 3/4 in wide
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Mexico
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).
Culture:
Aztec
Period:
Late Post Classic
