Expedition:

Mrs. Thea Heye - Herbert S. Dickey Colombia Expedition (1928)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Jar (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled, painted

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

40 miles from junction with Río Orinoco; Cave near Río Tomo; Puerto Carreño Municipality; Vichada Department; Colombia

Collection History:

Collected or excavated in 1928 during the Thea Heye-Dickey Colombia Expedition, led by physician and explorer Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

16/3938

Barcode:

163938.000

See related items:

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f05fbe8e-d13d-43a5-8727-0215032e1bdb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_175729