Previous owner:

Marco Aurelio Soto, Non-Indian, 1846-1908  Search this

Possible owner:

Maximiliano F. Soto, Non-Indian, 1881-1957  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Tripod vessel part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled, perforated, incised

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Río Ulúa valley; Honduras

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Marco Aurelio Soto (1846-1908, President of Honduras from 1876 to 1883); purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928). President Soto's son Maximiliano Soto (1881-1957) came to the U.S. in 1905 and lived in New York and may have inherited his father's collection.

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Catalog Number:

6/1544

Barcode:

061544.000

See related items:

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws694069711-346d-4795-871a-89d5a4bd997f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_66508