Culture/People:

Ika (Ica/Arhuaco)  Search this

Collector:

Edward C. Benfield, Non-Indian, 1916-2000  Search this

Donor:

Edward C. Benfield, Non-Indian, 1916-2000  Search this

Object Name:

Ritual offering

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Magdalena Department; Colombia

Collection History:

Collected by Edward C. Benfield (1916-2000, of Rockville Center, New York) between about 1935 and 1938 when he worked for the United Fruit Company in Colombia; donated to MAI by Edward C. Benfield in 1947.

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Catalog Number:

20/9739

Barcode:

209739.000

See related items:

Ika (Ica/Arhuaco)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws639e96713-37f1-492b-89a6-d96f96c4c420

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_223674