Culture/People:

Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)  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

Collector:

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

Object Name:

Jar/Olla

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Painted

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

La Guajira Department; Colombia

Collection History:

Collected 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:

18/1286

Barcode:

181286.000

See related items:

Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws666629e78-8b8b-4199-9b64-330885d35f85

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_193982