Culture/People:

probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Seller:

George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938  Search this

Previous owner:

George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938  Search this

Don Juan Lau Don, Non-Indian  Search this

Previous seller:

Don Juan Lau Don, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Frog pendant

Media/Materials:

Gold

Techniques:

Cast

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Bocas del Toro; Bocas del Toro District; Bocas del Toro Province; Panama

Archipelago:

Archipiélago Bocas del Toro

Island Name:

Isla Colón

Date created:

AD 900-1600

Collection History:

Said to have been collected by Native people from local tombs and sold to a trader named Don Juan Lau Don; acquired by George C. Dissette (1873-1938, an attorney in Glenville, Ohio) by 1904; purchased by George Heye from George Dissette in 1906.

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Catalog Number:

8223

Barcode:

008223.000

See related items:

Chiriquí (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f4fea547-fa36-4df9-9d83-29f57fe2eb52

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_8646