Culture/People:

probably Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Possible collector:

Cecil F. Underwood (C. F. Underwood), Non-Indian, 1867-1943  Search this

Possible owner:

Charles Underwood, Non-Indian  Search this

MAI agent:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Jar (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled, painted

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Atlantic side of Costa Rica, 20 miles east of San José; San Isidro; El Guarco Cantón; Cartago Province; Costa Rica

Date created:

AD 800-1500

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; said to have been collected by "Charles Underwood" but this may be ornithologist Cecil F. Underwood (1867-1943), who collected natural history specimens and archaeological material in Costa Rica; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in London, England, in 1913.

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Catalog Number:

3/4563

Barcode:

034563.000

See related items:

Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws643a2cde8-9a10-4c6c-9576-701b66d392f0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_37022