probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Excavator:
Curt Hemmerling (Kurt Hemmerling), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1899 Search this
Previous owner:
Curt Hemmerling (Kurt Hemmerling), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1899 Search this
Seller:
Curt Hemmerling (Kurt Hemmerling), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1899 Search this
Object Name:
Figure (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, painted, perforated
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Caisán; Renacimiento District; Chiriquí Province; Panama
Date created:
AD 800-1500
Collection History:
Collected or excavated by Curt Hemmerling, a German national and amateur archaeologist in Panama who kept a lodge for hunters and travelers from the 1940s to 1960s; purchased by MAI from Curt Hemmerling in 1929.
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