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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Needle with Human Faces
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Needle with Human Faces

Place CreatedPeru, South America
CultureChavin (?)
PeriodInitial Period - Early Horizon (Formative Period)
Dateca. 1000-500 BCE
MediumBone
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Object number1994.018.008
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Alan C. Lapiner [Art of the Four Quarters] (1933-1975), New York, New York, 1970.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas
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