Llama figure

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Date created: AD 1450–1550 (Late Horizon period)

Culture/People: probably Inka (Inca) (archaeological) (attributed)
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from Kalebdjian Frères (an antiquities shop in Paris, France) in 1924 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Peru

See related items: Inka (Inca) (archaeological); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/1591
Barcode: 131591.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Llama figure
Media/Materials: Gold-silver-copper alloy
Techniques: Hammered, rolled, repoussé, soldered, polished
Dimensions: 5.00 x 4.00 x 0.60 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66a3f5b0a-8d7a-4b2e-85b9-a1a6db1d737e

Record ID: NMAI_141114