Augusto Capdeville (Henri Augusto Capdeville Rojas/Capdaville), Non-Indian, 1864-1932 Search this
Previous owner:
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Museo Nacional, Santiago) 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:
Crystal/crystals (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Unmodified
Object Type:
Materials: Raw
Place:
Taltal; Antofagasta Province; Antofagasta Region II; Chile
Collection History:
Excavated between 1897 and 1924 by amateur archaeologist Augusto Capdeville (1864-1932); donated or sold to the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago, Chile) by Augusto Capdeville at an unknown date; acquired by MAI in 1930 through an exchange with the Museo National that was negotiated by Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) during the MAI's Thea Heye-Lothrop Expedition to Chile.
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