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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
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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Catalog Number:
16/3670
Barcode:
163670.000
See related items:
Chiriquí (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bfecfe2e-0cc7-4715-94ea-e5aa386ba38e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_175554