Culture/People:

possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Benjamin Massey, Non-Indian  Search this

Henry Blake, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Figure (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Carved, drilled

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Oaxaca State; Mexico

Date created:

1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; said to have been collected by Henry Blake and Benjamin Massey; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1905.

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Catalog Number:

6279

Barcode:

006279.002

See related items:

Zapotec (archaeological culture)

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60bb29a44-2466-469e-976d-b3bae7110604

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_6682