Culture/People:

Boruca  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Jorge A. Lines (Jorge A. Lines Canalías), Non-Indian, 1891-ca. 1980  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. Jorge A. Lines (Jorge A. Lines Canalías), Non-Indian, 1891-ca. 1980  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Jorge A. Lines (Jorge A. Lines Canalías), Non-Indian, 1891-ca. 1980  Search this

Object Name:

Mask

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Object Type:

Masks and Masking

Place:

Boruca and Cabagra; Buenos Aires Cantón; Puntarenas Province; Costa Rica

Collection History:

Collected between 1930 and 1940 by Costa Rican anthropologist and archaeologist Dr. Jorge A. Lines (1891-ca. 1980); purchased by MAI from Jorge Lines in 1962.

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Catalog Number:

23/2090

Barcode:

232090.000

See related items:

Boruca

Masks and Masking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60229dfdc-a30f-4201-ae99-7eebf0e39ee0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_247300