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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Teotihuacán (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Seller:
Josephine Morkill (Mary Josephine Wright/Mrs. William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1859-1943  Search this
Previous owner:
William L. Morkill (William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1858-1936  Search this
Object Name:
Figure (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Carved, flaked/chipped, flaked/chipped
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Oaxaca State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 250-600 (Classic period)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Lucius Morkill (1858-1936, who built and managed railroads in Mexico from 1901 to 1907 and in Peru from 1907 to 1919); purchased by MAI from his widow, Josephine Wright Morkill (1859-1943), in 1938.
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Catalog Number:
19/9372
Barcode:
199372.000
See related items:
Teotihuacán (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a6e977e4-1d88-472b-bafb-23528f1504cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_212911