probably Bahía (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
May Company (May Department Stores Company), 1877-2005 Search this
Donor:
May Company (May Department Stores Company), 1877-2005 Search this
Donor agent:
Morton D. May (Buster May), Non-Indian, 1914-1983 Search this
Hecht's Department Store (The Hecht Company) Search this
Object Name:
Figure (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Mold-made, modeled
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Los Esteros, Bahía de Manta; Manta Canton; Manabí Province; Ecuador
Date created:
500 BC–AD 500
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; included in a sale of Pre-Columbian art organized by the May Company (a department store chain) at the Hecht's department store (part of the May Company stores) in Washington, DC, in 1968; donated to MAI by the May Company in 1970 through May Company executive and art collector Morton D. May (1914-1983).
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