Culture/People:

probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Minor C. Keith, Non-Indian, 1848-1929  Search this

Cristina Castro Keith (Cristina Castro Fernández/Mrs. Minor C. Keith), Non-Indian, 1861-1944  Search this

Donor:

Cristina Castro Keith (Cristina Castro Fernández/Mrs. Minor C. Keith), Non-Indian, 1861-1944  Search this

Object Name:

Figure (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Modeled, painted

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Las Mercedes, Río Dos Novillos, Linea Vieja area; Pocora; Guácimo Cantón; Limón Province; Costa Rica

Date created:

AD 800-1500

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Cristina Castro Keith (1861-1944) and Minor C. Keith (1848-1929, MAI trustee and vice-president of the United Fruit Company who established railroads and banana plantations in Latin America); donated to MAI by Mrs. Keith in 1917.

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Catalog Number:

7/1919

Barcode:

071919.000

See related items:

Chiriquí (archaeological culture)

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d84fb331-7118-4f50-a062-e0d314a8758a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_77355