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Title
Aztec, Mexica ear plugs : banana form.
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.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec, Mexica ear plugs : banana form.
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.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec, Mexica ear plugs : banana form.
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.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec, Mexica ear plugs : banana form.
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.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
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