Culture/People:

probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Donor:

Robert L. Stolper (Robert M. Stolper), Non-Indian  Search this

Charlene G. Stolper (Charlene Gene Coope/Charleen Stolper/Mrs. Robert L. Stolper), Non-Indian  Search this

Previous owner:

Robert L. Stolper (Robert M. Stolper), Non-Indian  Search this

Charlene G. Stolper (Charlene Gene Coope/Charleen Stolper/Mrs. Robert L. Stolper), Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Mask part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Wood, stucco

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Object Type:

Masks and Masking

Place:

Cave outside Tehuacán; Tehuacán; Tehuacán Municipality; Puebla State; Mexico

Date created:

AD 1200–1600 (Late Post-Classic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but said to have been found in a cave in 1967 or 1968; formerly in the collection of Robert L. Stolper (Stolper Galleries, New York) and his wife Charlene G. Stolper; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Stolper in 1971.

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Catalog Number:

24/6072

Barcode:

246072.000

See related items:

Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture)

Masks and Masking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6192bbb46-2836-4705-bc50-b164b9ffc344

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_261526