Culture/People:

probably Diaguita (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Expedition:

Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. 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:

Snuff spoon part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

General digging, Trench II; Compañía Baja; Elqui Province; Coquimbo Region IV; Chile

Date created:

AD 1000–1400

Collection History:

Collected in 1929 during the Thea Heye Chile 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:

17/5008

Barcode:

175008.000

See related items:

Diaguita (archaeological culture)

Pipes and Smoking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60424465a-d90a-4a08-af05-5ca181cc9e2a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_187393