Culture/People:

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

Expedition:

Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition (1914)  Search this

Expedition leader:

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

Expedition sponsor:

Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915  Search this

Object Name:

Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Mold-made

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Mound 4; Isla del Morro; Tumaco Municipality; Nariño Department; Colombia

Island Name:

Isla del Morro

Date created:

600 BC–AD 1500 (Inguapí I to Bucheli-Caunapí phase)

Collection History:

Collected or excavated in 1914 during the Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and funded by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).

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Catalog Number:

3/8895

Barcode:

038895.000

See related items:

Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69572c5d6-69df-45b7-b726-ca01183f83a6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_41629