Culture/People:

possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this

Lender:

Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this

Seller:

Reverend David Brainerd Legters, Non-Indian, 1908-2002  Search this

Object Name:

Dipper/Ladle part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled

Object Type:

Food/Beverage Serving

Place:

Near Mitla; Mitla; San Pablo Villa de Mitla Municipality, Tlacolula District, Valles Centrales Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico

Geographical Areas:

Valley of Oaxaca

Date created:

1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Leonard L. Legters (1873-1940, a missionary who worked in Mexico and Brazil and was a founder of the Wycliffe Bible Society/Wycliffe Bible Translators); lent to MAI by Leonard L. Legters in 1939; inherited by his son Reverend David Brainerd Legters (1908-2002); purchased by MAI from Reverend David Legters in 1946.

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Catalog Number:

20/1504

Barcode:

201504.000

See related items:

Zapotec (archaeological culture)

Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bfd05e45-da67-4d0b-8243-40d2802d6d24

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_215254