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Earplugs

Chimú

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Caption

Chimú. Earplugs, 1000–1500. Silver, gold, stone, Diameter: 3 1/16 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.194a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chimú

Title

Earplugs

Date

1000–1500

Medium

Silver, gold, stone

Classification

Ornament

Dimensions

Diameter: 3 1/16 in.

Credit Line

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

86.224.194a-b

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Artists and makers

Chimú

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