Culture/People:

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

Collector:

Walter S. Miller (Walter Scott Miller), Non-Indian, 1910-1978  Search this

Seller:

Walter S. Miller (Walter Scott Miller), Non-Indian, 1910-1978  Search this

Seller agent:

Lizzie Brinker Miller (Mrs. C. E. Miller), Non-Indian, 1880-1966  Search this

Object Name:

Bowl (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Tlacolula; Tlacolula de Matamoros Municipality, Tlacolula District, Valles Centrales Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico

Geographical Areas:

Valley of Oaxaca

Date created:

AD 300–600 (Early Classic period)

Collection History:

Collected or purchased from local residents between 1936 and 1940 by Walter S. Miller (1910-1978, a minister and linguist who worked in Oaxaca); purchased by MAI from Walter Miller in 1940 through his mother, Lizzie Brinker Miller (1880-1966, of Altoona, Pennsylvania).

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Catalog Number:

20/2762

Barcode:

202762.000

See related items:

Zapotec (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6066c7a28-36de-4771-83b5-0785897d1355

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_216700