Culture/People:

probably Chibcha (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017  Search this

Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017  Search this

Previous owner:

Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017  Search this

Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017  Search this

Donor:

Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017  Search this

Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017  Search this

Object Name:

Vessel

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled, painted

Dimensions:

17.3 x 15 x 17.2 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Ráquira; Ráquira Municipality; Boyacá Department; Colombia

Date created:

1971-1972

Collection History:

Collected between 1971 and 1972 by Gertrude "Trudy" Litto (1929-2017) and her husband Frank A. Litto (1919-2017) during fieldwork and research on South American ceramic production and marketing; donated to NMAI by Frank and Gertrude Litto in 2004.

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Catalog Number:

26/3548

Barcode:

263548.000

See related items:

Chibcha

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6684d9802-5ce4-47ae-9149-d562a0e04d66

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_279699