Culture/People:

probably Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Pablo Isaias Sanchez, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

Pablo Isaias Sanchez, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor agent:

Don Calixto Ramirez, Non-Indian  Search this

MAI agent:

Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Pestle (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled

Object Type:

Food Gathering and Preparation

Place:

La Tolita; Eloy Alfaro Canton; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador

Island Name:

Isla de la Tola

Date created:

600 BC–AD 400

Collection History:

Excavated or surface collected by Pablo Isaias Sanchez (a rancher on Isla de la Tola); given to Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) by Sanchez in 1913 via donor agent Don Calixto Ramirez and during Saville's fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

3/4972

Barcode:

034972.000

See related items:

Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)

Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63fed2d8e-25da-4307-b165-231818254b50

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_37333