Humanoid Inca figurine, silver, 1400-1533, Peru. The ear lobes of such figurines were stretched by t
Humanoid Inca figurine, silver, 1400-1533, Peru. The ear lobes of such figurines were stretched by the weight of the large ear ornament worn by the elite. This elite was called Orejones - which means ‘large ears’ - by the Spanish. Some of these figurines display genitals: they were supposed to bring luck to their owner. Courtesy of the Museo de America, Madrid. -- source link
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