Figure (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 700–1600 (Late Quimbaya period)
Culture/People
possibly Quimbaya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Dr. John W. Detwiller, Non-Indian, 1851-1898
Previous owner
Dr. John W. Detwiller, Non-Indian, 1851-1898
Seller
Alvin H. Rice (A. H. Rice), Non-Indian, 1870-1931
Presenter/funding source
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
Collection History
Collected or excavated between 1887 and 1889 by Dr. John W. Detwiller (1851-1898, a physician and amateur ornithologist from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, who travelled in Colombia); purchased by MAI from Alvin H. Rice (1870-1931, an antique dealer in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) in 1920 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place
Near Pereira; Río Cauca valley; Pereira; Pereira Municipality; Risaralda Department; Colombia
See related items
Quimbaya (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/9791
Barcode
099791.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c4402740-1517-47ee-89a0-bafac1b248a5
Record ID
NMAI_107695