COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0044-000.jp2
filename
MawM0044-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0044
identifier
MawM0044
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Aztec, Mexica ear plugs : banana form.
title
Aztec, Mexica ear plugs : banana form.
Title
false
Subject:
Decoration and ornament--Mexico
subject
Decoration and ornament--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Ceramic jewelry--Mexico
subject
Ceramic jewelry--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Aztec art--Mexico
subject
Aztec art--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
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.
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.
Description
false
Materials:
Ceramic: tan clay, burnished, no pigment. Items are non-matching & the same size.
materials
Ceramic: tan clay, burnished, no pigment. Items are non-matching & the same size.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 1200 and 1521
date
between 1200 and 1521
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Jewelry
format
Jewelry
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
2 9/16 in high x 3/4 in wide
dimensions
2 9/16 in high x 3/4 in wide
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Mexico
coverage
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:
Aztec
culture
Aztec
Culture
false
Period:
Late Post Classic
period
Late Post Classic
Period
false