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Earring

Shuar; or Achuar

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Shuar; or Achuar. Earring, early 20th century. Beetle-wing covers, plant fiber, 7 × 9/16 × 7 1/4 in. (17.8 × 1.4 × 18.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 37.468. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Cultures

Shuar, or Achuar

Title

Earring

Date

early 20th century

Medium

Beetle-wing covers, plant fiber

Classification

Ornament

Dimensions

7 × 9/16 × 7 1/4 in. (17.8 × 1.4 × 18.4 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

37.468

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Artists and makers

Shuar

14 works in the collection

Achuar

15 works in the collection