probably Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
MAI agent:
Samuel A. Barrett (Samuel Alfred Barrett/S.A. Barrett), Non-Indian, 1879-1965 Search this
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett (Samuel Alfred Barrett/S.A. Barrett), Non-Indian, 1879-1965 Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915 Search this
Object Name:
Figure (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Mold-made
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
La Tolita; Eloy Alfaro Canton; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador
Island Name:
Isla de la Tola
Date created:
600 BC–AD 400
Collection History:
Collected or purchased from local residents between 1908 and 1909 by Samuel A. Barrett (1879-1965, later Director of the Milwaukee Public Museum and Research Associate at the Lowie Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley) during fieldwork sponsored by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).
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