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:

Vessel fragment/Potsherd (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Skeleton 75 (llama burial); 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:

17/5250

Barcode:

175250.000

See related items:

Diaguita (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a02ab40d-adb6-4c51-bdf9-c7c3ae74ac8f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_187615