GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Prestige was conveyed not only through finely woven textiles, such as tunics, mantles, and headdresses, but also through facial and bodily ornaments. In particular, ear ornaments were common status markers in the Andes for over 3,000 years. By the Late Horizon (1400-1532 CE), golden ear ornaments were worn exclusively by the Inca under their imperial control. These silver ear ornaments reflect the craftsmanship of pre-Inca Chimú metallurgists. They have a wide plug and decorated rim, which features “S”-scrolls and step motifs.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1983.W.991; 1983.W.992; 1976.W.997; 1976.W.1000.a–b], 2015.
NOTES
- Chimú, A.D. 900-1534, updated by KJones in TMS on 01/21/16.
- Updated geography, period, and dates in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: north coast, A.D. 900–1440.
- Fun Facts Source: Junius B. Bird Report, 1/26/1976, p. 18, TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Attribution.
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Cultures
Chimú: AAT: 300017316
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
solder: AAT: 300010993
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
sheet metal: AAT: 300223016
annealing: AAT: 300053886
chasing (metalworking): AAT: 300054016
embossing (technique): AAT: 300053826
metalwork: AAT: 300015336
Historical periods
Late Intermediate period (Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods): AAT: 300017313
Individuals
Subject terms
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
ornaments: AAT: 300266794
ear ornaments: AAT: 300211279
earrings (jewelry): AAT: 300045998
earspools: AAT: 300209300
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
spirals (geometric figures): ATT: 300163114
S-scroll (scrolls/motifs): AAT: 300010106
step pattern: AAT: 300010229
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
prestige: AAT: 300343604
shiny (shine): AAT: 300065244
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1976: Nora and John Wise, New York [1]
From 1976: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, The Nora and John Wise Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon, the Eugene McDermott Family, Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated, and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Murchison [1], [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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FUN FACTS
- In his 1976 report, Junius B. Bird, curator emeritus of South American archaeology at the American Museum of Natural History, notes: "Chimu - Late Intermediate Period. No number. Pair of incomplete ear ornaments (might be restored)."
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General Description
Prestige was conveyed not only through finely woven textiles, such as tunics, mantles, and headdresses, but also through facial and bodily ornaments. In particular, ear ornaments were common status markers in the Andes for over 3,000 years. By the Late Horizon (1400-1532 CE), golden ear ornaments were worn exclusively by the Inca under their imperial control. These silver ear ornaments reflect the craftsmanship of pre-Inca Chimú metallurgists. They have a wide plug and decorated rim, which features “S”-scrolls and step motifs.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1983.W.991; 1983.W.992; 1976.W.997; 1976.W.1000.a–b], 2015.
Fun Facts
- In his 1976 report, Junius B. Bird, curator emeritus of South American archaeology at the American Museum of Natural History, notes: "Chimu - Late Intermediate Period. No number. Pair of incomplete ear ornaments (might be restored)."
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
- Chimú, A.D. 900-1534, updated by KJones in TMS on 01/21/16.
- Updated geography, period, and dates in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: north coast, A.D. 900–1440.
- Fun Facts Source: Junius B. Bird Report, 1/26/1976, p. 18, TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Attribution.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Chimú: AAT: 300017316
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
solder: AAT: 300010993
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
sheet metal: AAT: 300223016
annealing: AAT: 300053886
chasing (metalworking): AAT: 300054016
embossing (technique): AAT: 300053826
metalwork: AAT: 300015336
Historical periods
Late Intermediate period (Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods): AAT: 300017313
Individuals
Subject terms
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
ornaments: AAT: 300266794
ear ornaments: AAT: 300211279
earrings (jewelry): AAT: 300045998
earspools: AAT: 300209300
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
spirals (geometric figures): ATT: 300163114
S-scroll (scrolls/motifs): AAT: 300010106
step pattern: AAT: 300010229
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
prestige: AAT: 300343604
shiny (shine): AAT: 300065244
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1976: Nora and John Wise, New York [1]
From 1976: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, The Nora and John Wise Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon, the Eugene McDermott Family, Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated, and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Murchison [1], [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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