Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0068-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0068
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Title:
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Tweezers : spherical pinchers.
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Subject:
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Aztec sculpture--Mexico
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Subject:
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Metal sculpture--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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Tweezers were very common in the Central South American Andes, but not in Mesoamerica. The elite Tarascans wore tweezers as a pendant. They probably were more than an object to remove facial hair. The tweezers were more like badge of office or status.
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Materials:
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Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern.
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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 1200
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Tool
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Object Type:
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Ornament
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Dimensions:
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2 7/16 in high x 1 13/16 in wide x 11/16 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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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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Aztec
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Culture:
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Mixtec
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Culture:
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Tarascan
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Period:
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Post Classic
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