Culture/People:

probably San Pedro de Atacama Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Earl P. Hanson (Earl Parker Hanson/Earl Hansen), Non-Indian, 1899-1978  Search this

Seller:

Earl P. Hanson (Earl Parker Hanson/Earl Hansen), Non-Indian, 1899-1978  Search this

Object Name:

Seed/Seeds (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Seed/seeds

Techniques:

Unmodified

Object Type:

Food and Foodstuffs

Place:

Cheche (Inca village); Calama; El Loa Province; Antofagasta Region II; Chile

Date created:

AD 1450–1540 (Late Horizon period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of author and explorer Earl P. Hanson (1899-1978), who worked in Chile in the 1920s; purchased by MAI from Earl Hanson in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

14/3799

Barcode:

143799.000

See related items:

San Pedro de Atacama Tradition (archaeological culture)

Food and Foodstuffs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d8d48361-9359-42b6-b144-314c12acca80

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_154556