Ceramic Figure with Gold Nose Ring

Ceramic

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Ceramic Figure with Gold Nose Ring

Entry/Object ID

A-173

Description

One of a pair of household gods with a gold nose ring. There are piercing throughout the body, notably along the forehead, chest, and back. A white face paint is visible around the nose, and there are remnants of dirt throughout the incensed areas all over the face and body.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Archaeology

Acquisition

Accession

75.2.2

Source or Donor

George Woodruff

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Bogata, Columbia

Culture/Tribe

Quimbaya

Condition

Overall Condition

Good