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Ear ornaments. Their weight stretches the ear. They are of copper and tin, inlaid with silver and gold, and were hung to the ear by the string. From their appearance, not owned by the common Indians
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| Category | Antiquities
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| Caption | Ear ornaments. Their weight stretches the ear. They are of copper and tin, inlaid with silver and gold, and were hung to the ear by the string. From their appearance, not owned by the common Indians |
| Image Date | 1854 |
| Subject | Peru--Antiquities
Earrings--Peru
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| Image Source Author | Herndon, W. M. Lewis |
| Image Source Title | Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon made under Direction of the Navy Department |
| Pub. Info. | Washington, DC : A.O.P.Nicholson, Public Printer, 1854 |
| Page No./Plate No. | Volume 2, Page 70 |
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