Presenter/funding source:

Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-  Search this

Seller agent:

Volga Engineering and Trading Company  Search this

Seller:

Emilio Alvarez Lejarza, Non-Indian, 1884-1969  Search this

Previous owner:

Emilio Alvarez Lejarza, Non-Indian, 1884-1969  Search this

Object Name:

Vessel (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled, painted

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Nicaragua

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Emilio Alvarez Lejarza (1884-1969, a Nicaraguan attorney and government official); purchased by MAI from Emilio Alvarez Lejarza in 1949 through the Volga Engineering and Trading Company (New York City) using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc (the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research).

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Catalog Number:

21/3794

Barcode:

213794.000

See related items:

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cc8d4f0f-6767-4996-9784-ee7c35b6543c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_228162