possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (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:
Maskette (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Carved, ground, drilled
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Oaxaca State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 300–1550 (Classic to Post-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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