Possible owner:

John Surany (John Suranyi), Non-Indian, 1900-1969  Search this

Previous owner:

Anico Surany (Anico Surany De Benjamin/Mimi Hortense Anico Surany Benjamin/Anico De Surnay Benjamin/Mrs. Lawrence Benjamin/Mrs. Larry Benjamin), Non-Indian, 1929-1973  Search this

Ildico Surany O'Connor (Ildiko O'Connor/Mrs. Patrick J. O'Connor), Non-Indian, 1922-2000  Search this

Donor:

Ildico Surany O'Connor (Ildiko O'Connor/Mrs. Patrick J. O'Connor), Non-Indian, 1922-2000  Search this

Honoree:

Anico Surany (Anico Surany De Benjamin/Mimi Hortense Anico Surany Benjamin/Anico De Surnay Benjamin/Mrs. Lawrence Benjamin/Mrs. Larry Benjamin), Non-Indian, 1929-1973  Search this

Object Name:

Tripod bowl (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Painted, modeled

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Chupícuaro; Chupícuaro; Acámbaro Municipality; Guanajuato State; Mexico

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Anico Surany (Mrs. Lawrence Benjamin, 1929-1973, an author of children's books) and possibly that of her father John Surany (1900-1969, a businessman who frequently travelled to Panama and Costa Rica); inherited by Anico Surany’s sister Ildico (Ildiko) Surany O'Connor (Mrs. Patrick J. O'Connor, 1922-2000); donated to MAI by Mrs. O’Connor in 1974 in memory of Anico Surany Benjamin.

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Catalog Number:

24/9262

Barcode:

249262.000

See related items:

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c16782bf-084f-485b-9233-689dcb7283d8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_264730