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Bowl (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941  Search this
Previous owner:
Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941  Search this
Seller:
Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Bowl (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Near Caltepec; San Luis Atolotitlán; Caltepec Municipality; Puebla State; Mexico
Date created:
1500 BC–AD 1600 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Collection History:
Collected or purchased from local residents by Carl A. Purpus (1851-1941, a German botanist working in Mexico) between 1900 and 1921; purchased by MAI from Carl A. Purpus in 1923 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Catalog Number:
12/1556
Barcode:
121556.000
See related items:
Zapotec (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d211251-ddbb-4ea7-aa54-01d84a4de545
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_130843