Needle

NameNeedle

CultureTiwanaku; Tiahuanaco

Date600 - 1100

Place madeTiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumGold alloy

Dimensions3 1/16 × 1/4 in. (7.7 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.19

Object numberA.1977.5.19

Collections

DescriptionA gold needle, tapered from a bulb-shaped eye to a fine point.

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c. 1930 - 1940

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CA 1965, STAFF

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