Codex Tetlapalco/Codex Saville

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Date created: AD 1450-1557

Culture/People: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) from an unknown source, probably in Mexico, in 1925 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Texcoco; Texcoco Municipality, Texcoco Region; México State; Mexico (inferred)
Geographical Areas: Valley of Mexico

See related items: Aztec (archaeological culture); Indigenous Knowledge and Records

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/6913
Barcode: 136913.000

Object Type: Indigenous Knowledge and Records

Title: Codex Tetlapalco/Codex Saville
Object Name: Tribute record
Media/Materials: Amate (Fig tree) paper
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 146.2 x 14.0 x .3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61a7d10de-fbe7-48e0-921f-2099f75b11ee

Record ID: NMAI_147424