Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928 Search this
Object Name:
Knife (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Quebrada de Humahuaca region; Humahuaca Department; Jujuy Province; Argentina (inferred)
Date created:
AD 1000–1500 (Late Intermediate to Inka period)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but probably excavated between 1920 and 1923 by Karl Schuel (1857-1927, a mining engineer and archaeologist in Argentina); purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1924 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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