Detail View: The AMICA Library: Tweezer
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1958.185
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín Style (1000-200 BC)
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Title:
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Tweezer
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 500-200 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-500
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Creation End Date:
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-200
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Materials and Techniques:
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hammered and cut gold
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 3.1cm x 2.6cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1958.185
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Juan Dalmau, Peru; Joseph Brummer; Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch
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Context:
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There seems a link between Chavín religion and appearance of the Andes' first large, precious metal objects. Chavín perhaps introduced revolutionary innovations in metalworking to express the "wholly other" nature of its religion. Elites wore the ornaments as emblems of their ties to this religion and were eventually buried with them. These objects may come from the same group as two now in Washington, D.C. Among the much later Inka, men used similar tweezers to pluck facial hair. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020549.tif
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