Culture/People:

probably Tzeltal Maya (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Jenny Krevolin (Jenny Goldberg/Mrs. Lewis Krevolin), Non-Indian, 1935-2016  Search this

Lewis Krevolin, Non-Indian, 1933-2017  Search this

Previous owner:

Jenny Krevolin (Jenny Goldberg/Mrs. Lewis Krevolin), Non-Indian, 1935-2016  Search this

Lewis Krevolin, Non-Indian, 1933-2017  Search this

Donor:

Jenny Krevolin (Jenny Goldberg/Mrs. Lewis Krevolin), Non-Indian, 1935-2016  Search this

Lewis Krevolin, Non-Indian, 1933-2017  Search this

Object Name:

Metate/Flat mortar model/miniature

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled, painted

Object Type:

Food Gathering and Preparation

Place:

Amatenango; Chiapas State; Mexico

Collection History:

Collected by Lewis Krevolin (1933-2017, an artist and art history professor) and his wife Jenny Goldberg Krevolin (1935-2016) in 1973 during their research on contemporary Mexican ceramics; donated to MAI by Lewis and Jenny Krevolin in 1973.

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Catalog Number:

24/8526

Barcode:

248526.000

See related items:

Tzeltal Maya

Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62267aa07-fd87-45f1-bad0-7efc17b4a583

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_264388