University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum) Search this
Seller:
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938 Search this
Previous owner:
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938 Search this
Collector:
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938 Search this
Object Name:
Corn ear/ears
Media/Materials:
Corn cob
Techniques:
Unmodified
Object Type:
Food and Foodstuffs
Place:
Rio Tapirapé; Northeast Mesoregion, North Araguaia Microregion; Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil
Collection History:
Collected between 1930 and 1931 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); deposited by Miss Steen at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in 1931 to allow the University Museum time to raise funds for the purchase of her collection; purchased by MAI from Elizabeth K. Steen in 1936.
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