Culture/People:

possibly Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)  Search this

Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989  Search this

Expedition leader:

Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968  Search this

Object Name:

Jar (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled, punctate

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Pozos Colorados; Santa Marta Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia

Date created:

AD 1100–1600 (Tairona period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased from local residents in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and MAI.

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Catalog Number:

18/1246

Barcode:

181246.000

See related items:

Tairona (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a68d7542-de8d-4fdb-8593-78bc3b6ccd7a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_193942