Sculpture

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Date created: AD 1200-1500

Culture/People: probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Valdemar T. Hammer (V. T. Hammer), Non-Indian, 1869-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Valdemar T. Hammer (1869-1935, a collector of antiquities); lent to MAI in 1920 by Valdemar T. Hammer and never reclaimed.
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Place: Puerto Rico
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Puerto Rico
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (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

Catalog Number: 9/3779
Barcode: 093779.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Sculpture
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, ground, carved
Dimensions: 12 x 8 x 16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dfaca6e5-ac71-4f6f-bf35-afb5765eaa8e

Record ID: NMAI_100761