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Miniature vessel (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Previous owner:
Emil Willimetz (Emil Joseph Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1918-2003  Search this
Joanna Creighton Willimetz (Joanna Jordan Creighton/Mrs. Emil Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1925-2017  Search this
Donor:
Emil Willimetz (Emil Joseph Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1918-2003  Search this
Joanna Creighton Willimetz (Joanna Jordan Creighton/Mrs. Emil Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1925-2017  Search this
Honoree:
Lois C. Abbott (Lois Creighton/Mrs. Seth Abbott), Non-Indian  Search this
James A. Creighton, Jr. (James Alexander Creighton), Non-Indian, 1919-2008  Search this
Object Name:
Miniature vessel (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Mold-made
Dimensions:
8.5 x 4 x 4 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
North Coast; Peru
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Emil Joseph Willimetz (1918-2003) and Joanna Creighton Willimetz (1925-2017); possibly acquired when Emil Willimetz worked on film projects in Latin America in the 1950s and 1960s; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Willimetz in 1981 on behalf of Joanna Willimetz’s sister, Lois Creighton Abbott (Mrs. Seth Abbott), and brother James Alexander Creighton Jr. (1919-2008).
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Catalog Number:
25/1944
Barcode:
251944.000
See related items:
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd9757d6-252e-4eb0-882f-403fb8d19227
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_267859