Earrings

Culture Cerro Narrío350 B.C. - 200 AD

Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador

Figures called ucuyaya which means "grandparents" or "ancestors" in teh Quichua language. Piercing eyes and creative hands represent the creativity of these spirits, and the headdresses and earrings are characteristic of Precolumbian ancestor images.

Details

Title: Earrings
Creator: Culture Cerro Narrío
Creator Lifespan: -350 - 200
Creator Nationality: Ecuador
Creator Death Place: Cañar Province. Ecuadorian South Central Highlands.
Creator Birth Place: Cañar Province. Ecuadorian South Central Highlands.
Date: 350 B.C. - 200 AD
Provenance: Ecuadorian South Central Highlands, Ecuadorian South Central Highlands, Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC)
Physical Dimensions: h3 cm
Culture: Cerro Narrío
Type: Carving
Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado
External Link: http://alabado.org/
Medium: Shell

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