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Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Seller:
Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961  Search this
Previous owner:
Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961  Search this
Collector:
Benjamin T. Gilbert (Benjamin Thorne Gilbert/B. T. Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1872-1961  Search this
Object Name:
Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Oaxaca State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 300–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated by Benjamin Thorne Gilbert (1872-1961, a Utica, New York, investment banker and sculptor with interests in archaeology) while travelling in Mexico in 1905; purchased by George Heye from Benjamin Gilbert in 1905.
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Catalog Number:
3911
Barcode:
003911.000
See related items:
Zapotec (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65dbaf0ae-a71d-491d-b3bc-2466e4000884
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_3778