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Frog pendant

Frog pendant

Adornment/Jewelry
AD 900-1600
National Museum of the American Indian
Pendant

Pendant

Adornment/Jewelry
AD 500-1500
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Cempoala-style trumpet

Cempoala-style trumpet

Music and Sound
AD 900-1500
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Vessel fragment/Potsherd with jaguar effigy

Vessel fragment/Potsherd with jaguar effigy

Containers and Vessels
probably AD 900-1521
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Bead/Beads

Bead/Beads

Adornment/Jewelry
AD 600-1530
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Seed jar

Seed jar

Containers and Vessels
AD 1400-1600
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Llama figure

Llama figure

Sculpture/Carving/Figures
AD 1400-1500
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Nose ornament/Nose ring

Nose ornament/Nose ring

Adornment/Jewelry
AD 800-1500
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Ear spool

Ear spool

Adornment/Jewelry
AD 500-1500
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Axe with fragment of wooden handle

Axe with fragment of wooden handle

Tools and Equipment (General)
AD 1300-1500
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Spangle/Clothing decoration representing a bone

Spangle/Clothing decoration representing a bone

Adornment/Jewelry
AD 400-1400
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Nose ornament/Nose ring

Nose ornament/Nose ring

Adornment/Jewelry
AD 1000-1500
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Bell Plain jar in the form of a frog

Bell Plain jar in the form of a frog

Containers and Vessels
AD 1200-1400
National Museum of the American Indian
Paqcha (ritual vessel) depicting a llama head with arybalo (jar)

Paqcha (ritual vessel) depicting a llama head with arybalo (jar)

Ceremonial/Ritual items paqcha
AD 1470-1532
National Museum of the American Indian
Bell

Bell

Music and Sound
AD 1300-1521
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