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Building ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Expedition:
Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Building ornament part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stucco
Techniques:
Modeled
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Finca Sacchén (Sacalen); San Mateo Ixtatán Municipality; Huehuetenango Department, Northwest Region; Guatemala
Date created:
2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Collection History:
Collected in 1928 during the Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Catalog Number:
16/972
Barcode:
160972.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69015cecc-3c3d-4673-8c3e-dd903a8c25b0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_172272