Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Gustav Kanter (J. Gustavo Kanter), Non-Indian
Possible owner
Gustavo Rodolfo Kanter (Rudolph Gustavo Kuno Kanter), Non-Indian, 1906-1980
Possible seller
Gustavo Rodolfo Kanter (Rudolph Gustavo Kuno Kanter), Non-Indian, 1906-1980
Collection History
Probably collected by Gustav Kanter (a major landowner in Guatemala and Mexico); purchased by MAI in 1927, possibly from his son, Gustavo Rodolfo Kanter (Rudolph Gustavo Kuno Kanter, 1906-1980).
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Place
Chaculá; Nentón Municipality; Huehuetenango Department, Northwest Region; Guatemala
See related items
Maya (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/3493
Barcode
153493.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, incised
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cc098b72-fdca-420f-9c81-b82f94377bf7
Record ID
NMAI_164294