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Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Previous owner:
Luis Geronimo Martinez (Louis G. Martinez/Luis H. Martinez), Non-Indian, b. 1888  Search this
Seller:
Luis Geronimo Martinez (Louis G. Martinez/Luis H. Martinez), Non-Indian, b. 1888  Search this
Object Name:
Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, painted, perforated
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Eastern end of Lago de Valencia; Finca Las Matas, Lago de Valencia (Lake Valencia, Lake Tacarigua); Las Matas; Zamora Municipality; Aragua State, Central Region; Venezuela
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Luis Geronimo Martinez (b. 1888); purchased by George Heye/MAI from Luis Geronimo Martinez in 1916.
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Catalog Number:
4/9031
Barcode:
049031.000
See related items:
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d20937f1-9108-4e39-bbb0-454c8aeffb15
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_52856