Culture/People:

probably Aymara (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Paul Otto Kolditz, Non-Indian, 1898-1978  Search this

Dorothy Kolditz (Dorothy Eileen Gandon/Mrs. Paul Otto Kolditz), Non-Indian, 1904-1990  Search this

Doreen A. Kolditz, Non-Indian, 1934-2020  Search this

Donor:

Doreen A. Kolditz, Non-Indian, 1934-2020  Search this

Object Name:

Staff

Media/Materials:

Wood, silver alloy, silver coin/coins, glass bead/beads, glass

Techniques:

Carved, cast, hammered, engraved, bezel-set/stone-setting

Dimensions:

66 x 23.5 cm

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Bolivia

Date created:

1827–1900 (coins date to 1827, 1837, 1849, and 1865)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but probably acquired by Paul Otto Kolditz (1898-1978) and his wife Dorothy Kolditz (Dorothy Eileen Gandon, 1904-1990) when Mr. Kolditz worked for W.R. Grace and Company (a well-known chemical company) in Bolivia between the 1930s and 1960s; inherited by their daughter Doreen A. Kolditz (1934-2020); bequeathed to NMAI by Doreen A. Kolditz.

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Catalog Number:

27/605

Barcode:

270605.000

See related items:

Aymara

Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b3ca2817-666d-4ce1-834e-0ebf75e2f88f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_416539