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Temple model/miniature (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

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:
Temple model/miniature (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Carved, ground
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Mezcala; Eduardo Neri Municipality; Guerrero 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:
24/9287
Barcode:
249287.000
See related items:
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6107341e3-3e38-4a6a-a496-c629cdd43591
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_265088