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Gregory Mason photographs and films

Creator:
Mason, Gregory, b. 1889  Search this
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this
Extent:
86 Negatives (photographic) (black and white, 4 x 6 inches.)
3 Videoreels (1 inch)
Culture:
Maya  Search this
Maya (archaeological culture)  Search this
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco)  Search this
Kogi (Kagaba)  Search this
Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Place:
Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)
Guatemala
Quintana Roo (Mexico : State)
Belize
Colombia
Mexico
Date:
1916-1931
Summary:
This collection contains 86 black-and-white negatives taken by Gregory Mason from 1916-1931. The images depict scenes of Belize, Guatemala, Colombia and Mexico, including Mexico City, Cozumel, Chichén Itzá and other sites in Quintana Roo. There are also video copies of Mason's original films shot in 1925-1928 in British Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.
Scope and Contents:
The Gregory Mason collection contains negatives made from 1916 to 1931 by Mason. The 1916 negatives depict the streets in and suburbs of Mérida, Mexico, and of people bundling fibers on a nearby plantation. The negatives dating from 1922 were made in Chichén Itzá. In 1928, Mason made negatives in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. The Belize negatives depict Mayan antiquities, various street scenes, and native peoples gathering leaves and chicle, spinning fiber, and canoeing; the Quintana Roo, Mexico, negatives depict Isla Cozumel and other Mayan sites; and the Guatemala negatives Quiriguá. The 1931 negatives made in Colombia primarily depict individuals from the Kogi, Ika, and Wayuu culture groups. Mason made some of these negatives on behalf of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.

Gregory Mason also shot films between 1925 and 1928 in British Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. The original nitrate negatives of the films were sent to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation by Mason in the 1930s but were transfered to 1 inch videoreels in 1993.
Arrangement:
Arranged by negative number (N20447-N20532)
Biographical/Historical note:
Born in 1889, Gregory Mason was an American journalist with a keen interest in anthropology. Early in his career, he traveled widely as a reporter for the newspaper New York Evening Sun and the news magazine The Outlook. In 1926, he and Herbert Spinden led the Mason-Spinden expedition to explore Mayan ruins in Mexico. Funded in part by Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, Mason led four additional expeditions to Central and South America. He wrote several books, including "Silver Cities of Yucatan" (1927), "Columbus Came Late" (1931), and "Remember the Maine" (1939). From 1941 to 1954, he was chairman of the Department of Journalism at New York University. Mason died in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1968.
Provenance:
Historically, the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation managed all photographic and related manuscript collections separately. This collection description represents current management practices of organizing and contextualizing related archival materials.
Restrictions:
Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.
Rights:
Copyright: National Museum of the American Indian.
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Citation:
Gregory Mason negatives, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution (negative, slide or catalog number).
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.001.029
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv44a3d0817-0a29-4e0c-a58a-36326017dddc
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-001-029

Samuel K. Lothrop photograph collection

Creator:
Lothrop, S. K. (Samuel Kirkland), 1892-1965  Search this
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this
Names:
Peabody Museum, Harvard University  Search this
Extent:
1188 Negatives (photographic)
3 Photographic prints
18 Lantern slides
Culture:
Maya (archaeological culture)  Search this
Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Selk'nam (Ona)  Search this
Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel)  Search this
Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil)  Search this
Quiché Maya (Quiche)  Search this
Central America  Search this
Island Caribbean  Search this
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
K'iche' Maya (Quiché)  Search this
K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)  Search this
Inka (Inca) (archaeological)  Search this
Lenca  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic prints
Lantern slides
Photographs
Negatives
Place:
North America
Zuni (N.M.) -- Photographs
Tierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile)
Date:
1915-1928
Summary:
The Samuel K. Lothrop photograph collection primarily contains negatives, photographic prints, and lantern slides made by Lothrop while employed by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation from 1924-1930. Lothrop was an archaeologist and photographer who extensively traveled and worked throughout Central America and South America and led expeditions on behalf of the MAI to Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru. There are also photographs from prior to Lothrop's time at MAI that were made in other locations in Central America, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Arizona, and Wisconsin between 1915 and 1918.
Scope and Contents:
The Samuel K. Lothrop collection primarily contains negatives, photographic prints, and lantern slides made by Lothrop while employed by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation from 1924-1930. There are also photographs from prior to Lothrop's time at MAI that were made in other locations in Central America, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Arizona, and Wisconsin between 1915 and 1918.

Series 1: Non-MAI Expeditions to Wisconsin and the Southwest, United States, 1915, includes photographic negatives from S.K. Lothrop's first field experience in archaeology the summer of 1915 under the direction of A.V. Kidder through the R.S. Peabody Foundation of Andover. This includes photographs in the Southwest at the San Cristobal Pueblo ruins, A:shiwi (Zuni) Pueblo, Acoma Pueblo, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) in New Mexico and at various locations at Hopi Pueblo, Arizona. There are also photographs of Bird Effigy Mound and Panther Effigy in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, also made in 1915.

Series 2: Non-MAI Expeditions to Central America and Puerto Rico, circa 1915-1918, includes photographic negatives and lantern slides from Lothrop's time as Director of the Harvard Peabody Museum's Central American,1916-1917. Some of the photographs in this series are listed as 1918, though during that time Lothrop was working for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence. It's also possible that the photographs from Puerto Rico, which are cataloged as 1918 were taken during a 1915 trip to the island. The photographs in this series include views from Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico.

Series 3: MAI Central American Expedition to El Salvador, 1924, includes photographs from the "S.K. Lothrop Central American Expedition" between January and May 1924. The majority of the photographs were made in El Salvador, though a small amount were taken in Guatemala. The photographs in EL Salvador include photographs of volcanos, archaeological sites, antiquities, landscape views, villages, and native peoples, such as the Lenca, engaged in pottery and rope making, food preparation, house building, and ceremonial activities.

Series 4: MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, 1924-1925, includes photographs from the "MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition" between October 1924 and March, 1925. Lothrop, accompanied by J. Linzee Weld, spent three months on the Islands of Tierra del Fuego (Chile, Argentina) visiting Selk'nam (Ona) and Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan) settlements. The three Selk'nam (Ona) settlements included one at the Southeast corner of Lake Fagnano, one at the Northeast of Lake Fagnano and the third east of the Laguna de Pescados. Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan) settlements were encountered at Tierra Mayor, Cambaceres Bay, Gable island and Puerto Mejillones on Navarin Island. The photographs include depictions of the daily live and ceremonial activities of the Native peoples, as well as landscape views. Also included in this series are photographic negatives made in Peru sometime in 1925 during Lothrop's trip in South America. These include images in Incahuasi and La Centinela, among other locations.

Series 5: MAI La Plata Expedition (Paraná River Delta Argentina Expedition), 1925, includes photographic negatives from the "Mrs. Thea Heye, La Plata Expedition" also known as the "Thea Heye - Lothrop Paraná River Delta Argentina Expedition" between March and June 1925. The expedition was conducted jointly between the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation and the Museo de la Plata in Argentina (Argentine Republic). Excavations were made in the Río Paraná Delta in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Many of the photographs show views of the river as well as views of the excavation site including mounds and trenches. There are a number of restricted photographs in this series due to cultural sensitivity.

Series 6: MAI Guatemala Expedition, 1928, includes photographic negatives from the "Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition" between February and May 1928. Many of the photographs include depictions of Mayan ruins in different Guatemalan provinces. There are also photographs of Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil), K'iche' (Quiché) Maya, and Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel) people engaged in weaving, rope making, canoeing, and ceremonial activities. There are a number of restricted photographs in this series due to cultural sensitivity.
Arrangement note:
This collection has been arranged in six Series chronologically by expedition.

Series 1: Non-MAI Expeditions to Wisconsin and the Southwest, United States, 1915

Series 2: Non-MAI Expeditions to Central America and Puerto Rico, circa 1915-1918

Series 3: MAI Central American Expedition to El Salvador, 1924

Series 4: MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, 1924-1925

Series 5: MAI La Plata Expedition (Paraná River Delta Argentina Expedition), 1925

Series 6: MAI Guatemala Expedition, 1928

Physical Arrangement:

Lantern slides arranged by lantern slide numbers (L00101-L00103, L00577-L00579, L00584-L00585, L00589, L00597, L00622-L00629)

Negatives arranged by negative numbers (N09139-N09140, N09147-N09308, N09316-N09389, N09760-N09997, N10310-N10577, N10803, N14031-N14212, N19372-N19620)

Prints Arranged by print numbers (P10108-P10110)
Biographical/Historical note:
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop was born in Milton, Massachusetts on July 6, 1892, to William Sturgis Hooper Lothrop and Alice Putnam Lothrop. Lothrop spent his childhood in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico and entered Harvard college in 1911. He graduated in 1915 with a concentration in archaeology and anthropology having studied under Alfred Marston Tozzer. Lothrop had his first field experience in archaeology the summer of 1915 under the direction of A.V. Kidder through the R.S. Peabody Foundation of Andover, spending time in the Southwest as well as studying mounds in Wisconsin. Lothrop also traveled extensively in Central American and in Puerto Rico as an associate of the Peabody Museum of Harvard, visiting sites and making small excavations. During World War I, Lothrop's career was interrupted when he served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence between 1917-1918. Following the war, Lothrop returned to graduate work at Harvard and his thesis, submitted in 1921, was focused on the ceramics of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Lothrop was then employed by the Carnegie Institution's Historical Division to make field investigations in Yucatan and Guatemala in 1923. His 1924 publication on the Yucatan ruin of Tulum was the first major monograph published on the subject. Starting in 1923, with the Hendricks-Hodge Hawikku (Hawikuh) expedition, Lothrop joined the research staff of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation (MAI) in New York City. Though George Gustav Heye originally hired Lothrop to research Native Guatemalan and El Salvadoran textiles and pottery, Lothrop also led several expeditions in South America in such places as Tierra del Fuego. During this period, Lothrop became a good friend of Argentine archaeologists at the time such as Fernando Marquez Miranda and published several monographs on his research. Following the dissolution of the MAI's research staff in 1930, Lothrop returned to Harvard's Peabody Museum as a research associate and curator of Andean archaeology until his retirement. Lothrop continued in an active emeritus status until his death in 1965.

Source: Willey, Gordon R. "Samuel Kirkland Lothrop," Biographical Memoirs: Volume 48, pp 253-272. National Academies Press, 1976.
Related Materials:
Samuel K. Lothrop papers (996-20), Peabody Museum Archives. https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/6/resources/4764

Lothrop, S.K. Chile field notes and diary about the Indian of Chile, 1929-1930, #9055. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Separated Materials:
Photographs that were made by S.K. Lothrop during the Hendricks-Hodge Hawikku (Hawikuh) expedition are included in the Hendricks-Hodge Hawikku Expedition photograph collection, NMAI.AC.001.042.

Catalogs and expense records for Lothrop's expeditions can be found in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation records, NMAI.AC.001, in Series 5: Expeditions.
Provenance:
The photographs produced during Museum of the American Indian expeditions were sent to the MAI by Samuel K. Lothrop, alongside field collections, between 1924 and 1930. The photographs that were made by Lothrop prior to his employment at MAI were donated by Lothrop in 1930.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.

There are photographs in this collection that are restricted due to cultural sensitivity.
Topic:
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- Photographs  Search this
Indians of Central America -- El Salvador -- Photographs  Search this
Fuegians -- Social life and customs -- Photographs  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Argentina -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Lantern slides
Photographs
Negatives
Photographic prints
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Samuel K. Lothrop photograph collection, NMAI.AC.001.010. National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.001.010
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Samuel K. Lothrop photograph collection
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv44afe2ce2-971a-46ed-a9e8-af14d391f1eb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-001-010

Victor Wolfgang von Hagen collection of photographs and negatives

Creator:
Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang, 1908-1985  Search this
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this
Extent:
285 Photographic prints (albumen)
122 Negatives (photographic) (acetate)
Culture:
Colorado Indians (Ecuador)  Search this
Maya (archaeological culture)  Search this
Tsáchila (Colorado)  Search this
Jicaque  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Negatives (photographic)
Negatives
Photographs
Albumen prints
Place:
Ecuador
Honduras
Date:
1936-1938
Summary:
Includes images of the indigenous people of Ecuador, primarily the Tsatchela (Tsachila, Colorado) of Pichincha province and the Shuar-Achuar of Oriente province. Also includes 51 images of the indigenous people of Honduras, primarily the Xicaque and Maya.
Scope and Contents:
The von Hagen collection primarily contains photographs and negatives made by von Hagen during his 1935 and 1936 travels in Ecuador on behalf of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. The 1935 materials depict adult and child members of the Shuar-Achuar culture group engaged in weaving, drumming, and cooking. In addition there are representations of indigenous dwellings and of individuals dressed for ceremonies and using blow guns. The 1936 materials overwhelmingly depict Tsáchila (Colorado) peoples preparing food, weaving, potting, playing instruments, and participating in ceremonies, but also include depictions of the Runa (Otavaleño/Otavalo) people spinning cotton and sitting for potraits. The collection also contains photographic materials dated to 1937 that depict Mayan artifacts and Jicaque men of Honduras building rafts, fishing, and standing for their poritraits. Von Hagen's Tsáchila and Jicaque photographs illustrated his contributions to the Museum's series Indian Notes and Monographs, The Tsáchila Indians of western Ecuador (no. 51) and The Jicaque (Torrupan) Indians of Honduras (no. 53).
Arrangement note:
Negatives: organized in individual sleeves; arranged by negative number

Prints: organized in folders; arranged by print number
Arrangement:
Negatives Arranged by negative number (N36360, N36648, N36654-N36656, N36661, N36733-N36740, N36749-N36752, N36755, N36758-N36769, N36772-N36779, N36781-N36797, N36803-N36853, N37366, N37386, N41444) Prints Arranged by photograph number (P11502-P11510, P12316-P12473, P12522-P12525, P12596-P12657, P12855-P12859, P12941-P12949, P13329-P13362, P15428, P15491, P15585, P16246)
Biographical/Historical note:
Victor Wolfgang von Hagen was an American explorer, archaeological historian, anthropologist, naturalist, zoologist, and travel writer. In the 1930s, he led several Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation collecting expeditions to Central and South America and continued to travel throughout the region into the 1970s.
Provenance:
Gift of Dr. von Hagen
Restrictions:
Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.
Rights:
Copyright: National Museum of the American Indian
Topic:
Indians of South America  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Negatives
Photographs
Albumen prints
Citation:
Victor Wolfgang von Hagen collection of photographs and negatives, 1935-1937, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution (negative, slide or print number).
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.001.019
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv476d1158f-0159-4934-9499-9279da9b2688
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-001-019

MS 7462 Adela C. Breton drawings of frescoes at Chichen Itza

Creator:
Breton, Adela, 1849-1923  Search this
Extent:
5 Drawings
Culture:
Maya (archaeological culture)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Works of art
Watercolors
Place:
North America
Mexico
Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)
Date:
1902-1917
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of five (5) drawings of frescoes at Chichen Itza made by Adela C. Breton. Three frescoes are represented; two of the drawings are duplicates. The collection also contains a reprint of a conference paper by Breton.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
Adela Catherine Breton (1849–1923) was an English archaeological artist. She made watercolor copies of the wall paintings of Mexican temples. Many of her drawings are the only remaining record of the temples' appearance in the early twentieth century. Breton first visited Chichen Itza in 1900, and spent the next several years drawing and painting at several Mayan sites.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7462
Variant Title:
Copies of frescoes at Chichen Itza
Related Materials:
The Department of Anthropology object collections holds artifacts donated by Adela C. Breton.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Watercolors
Citation:
MS 7462 Adele C. Breton drawings of frescoes at Chichen Itza, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS7462
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MS 7462 Adela C. Breton drawings of frescoes at Chichen Itza
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3fba99922-b16c-4b30-97e8-b741a8b61634
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms7462
Online Media:

Pendant illustrating a seated dignitary

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Pendant illustrating a seated dignitary
Media/Materials:
Jade
Techniques:
Carved, drilled, polished
Dimensions:
6 x 8 x 1.3 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Oaxaca State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 300–900 (Classic period)
Catalog Number:
2/6671
Barcode:
026671.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e6951234-e903-43f6-8a75-c9aa07725784
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28320
Online Media:

Bells with facial features

Culture/People:
possibly Pipil (archaeological) (attributed); probably traded to and used by Post-Classic period Maya (archaeological culture)  Search this
Collector:
Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953  Search this
Previous owner:
Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953  Search this
Seller:
Andrew H. Blackiston (A.H. Blackiston/Andrew Hooton Blackiston), Non-Indian, 1877-1953  Search this
Object Name:
Bells with facial features
Media/Materials:
Copper
Techniques:
Cast, stamped
Dimensions:
8 x 7 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Quemistlan Bell Cave; Río Chamelecón valley; Cortés Department or Santa Bárbara Department; Honduras
Date created:
AD 1200-1500
Catalog Number:
4/312
Barcode:
040312.000
See related items:
Pipil (archaeological)
Post-Classic period Maya (archaeological culture)
Music and Sound
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67d8891f0-1273-4224-ac48-830e7cfc98ab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_43384
Online Media:

Carving

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
MAI agent:
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Budde (Fred Budde), Non-Indian  Search this
Possible collector:
Fred Budde (Fred Budde), Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Carving
Media/Materials:
Scoria
Techniques:
Carved, drilled
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Monte Vista, Río Ulúa valley; San Manuel Municipality; Cortés Department; Honduras
Date created:
AD 900–1550 (Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
4/3770
Barcode:
043770.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws655fb6ea1-4c4a-4f15-b613-338754c1198b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_46799
Online Media:

Whistling jar

Culture/People:
probably Ulúa River (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Possible seller:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Object Name:
Whistling jar
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled
Dimensions:
23 x 13 x 26.5 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Río Ulúa; Honduras
Date created:
AD 1200-1300
Catalog Number:
4/3780
Barcode:
043780.000
See related items:
Ulúa River (archaeological culture)
Post-Classic period Maya (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690a9f8ec-bb0c-4e2c-bf2a-4648440f3c7d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_46809
Online Media:

Ulua-style figure of a woman

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Possible seller:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Object Name:
Ulua-style figure of a woman
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled
Dimensions:
9 x 12.7 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Río Ulúa; Honduras
Date created:
300 BC–AD 300 (Pre-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
4/3872
Barcode:
043872.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67cc85cca-4029-430e-91de-00c6e3102449
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_46894
Online Media:

Monkey pendant

Culture/People:
possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Possible seller:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Object Name:
Monkey pendant
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Mold-made, perforated
Dimensions:
5 x 3 x 1.5 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Río Ulúa; Honduras
Date created:
AD 900–1550
Catalog Number:
4/3888
Barcode:
043888.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67601510e-2476-49a7-8d1a-bbb0030eaaed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_46910
Online Media:

Stamp/Stamping tool

Culture/People:
possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Possible seller:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Object Name:
Stamp/Stamping tool
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, incised
Object Type:
Art and Printing tools
Place:
Río Ulúa; Honduras
Date created:
2000 BC-AD 900
Catalog Number:
4/3925
Barcode:
043925.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Art and Printing tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6954cfa8f-4b2d-4d39-b49f-99e0fab5fc2d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_47208
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Whistle

Culture/People:
possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Possible seller:
Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916  Search this
Object Name:
Whistle
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, perforated
Dimensions:
8 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Río Ulúa; Honduras
Date created:
500 BC–AD 1 (Pre-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
4/4010
Barcode:
044010.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61e3f5c0f-a92a-48ab-90a6-da077de9d4fc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_47300
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Female figure

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Seller:
Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this
Previous owner:
Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this
Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896  Search this
Possible owner:
Dr. R. Fitzgaertner, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Female figure
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled
Dimensions:
9.5 x 19.7 x 6.4 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Burial mound near San Pedro and near junction of Choloma and Ulua rivers; Choloma; Choloma Municipality; Cortés Department; Honduras
Date created:
AD 900–1550 (Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
7595
Barcode:
007595.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e5f9f33a-5e92-42e8-b95b-5b973b882629
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_7942
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Sculpture in the form of a human head

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Excavator:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Sculpture in the form of a human head
Media/Materials:
Pottery, stucco, paint
Techniques:
Modeled, painted
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
House of the Governor (Governor's Palace); Uxmal; Santa Elena Municipality, Sur Poniente Region; Yucatán State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 650–1100 (Late to Terminal Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8/1971
Barcode:
081971.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a2f81850-645e-4206-b4dc-c2471b9ffebc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_87796
Online Media:

Sculpture in the form of a human head

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Excavator:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Sculpture in the form of a human head
Media/Materials:
Limestone, plaster, paint
Techniques:
Modeled, painted
Dimensions:
25 x 26 x 28 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
House of the Governor (Governor's Palace); Uxmal; Santa Elena Municipality, Sur Poniente Region; Yucatán State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 250–1100 (Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8/1972
Barcode:
081972.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c6e1fe30-601c-47b9-b2b2-af9981f86c21
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_87797
Online Media:

Incense burner/Incensario in human form

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Excavator:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Incense burner/Incensario in human form
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, perforated
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Near San Antonio; Ruin 2 miles from mouth of Río Hondo; San Antonio; Othón P. Blanco Municipality; Quintana Roo State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 650–1100 (Late to Terminal Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8/1981
Barcode:
081981.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64ce9c3b5-b3f2-4070-ba4d-48084b19bdb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_87807
Online Media:

Bifacial tool/projectile point

Culture/People:
possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Charles P. MacKie (C.P. MacKie), Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials:
Obsidian
Techniques:
Flaked/chipped
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Chiapas State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 250–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8421
Barcode:
008421.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws631d5fe69-d48f-4fe6-9d63-2e999ee23c34
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_8873
Online Media:

Sculpture

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
Gustav A. Eisen (Gustavus A. Eisen/Gustav August Eisen), Non-Indian, 1847-1940  Search this
Previous owner:
Gustav A. Eisen (Gustavus A. Eisen/Gustav August Eisen), Non-Indian, 1847-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Stone, wax, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
13.6 x 11.5 x 24.4 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Copán; Copán Ruinas Municipality; Copán Department; Honduras
Date created:
AD 300–900 (Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8601
Barcode:
008601.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws691a18165-93b3-4bbe-9eeb-0088ef04d9cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9253
Online Media:

Vessel in the form of a shark with a man in its mouth

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Possible collector:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Vessel in the form of a shark with a man in its mouth
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Modeled, painted
Dimensions:
25.5 x 12 x 9.2 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Lamanai (Indian Church); Orange Walk District; Belize
Date created:
AD 1450–1550 (Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
9/1594
Barcode:
091594.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws651f9e982-a8a6-4303-82d9-b0942e181237
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_98882
Online Media:

Inlay/mosaic pieces

Culture/People:
possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Possible collector:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Thomas W. F. Gann, Non-Indian, 1867-1938  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Inlay/mosaic pieces
Media/Materials:
Shell/shells
Techniques:
Cut, ground
Object Type:
Materials: Prepared
Place:
Lamanai (Indian Church); Orange Walk District; Belize
Date created:
AD 250–650 (Late Classic period)
Catalog Number:
9/1595
Barcode:
091595.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Materials: Prepared
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws693a88e1d-1ace-414b-9a79-324e5a01e197
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_98883
Online Media:

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