Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
Culture/People
probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Major Otto Holstein, Non-Indian, 1883-1934
Seller
Major Otto Holstein, Non-Indian, 1883-1934
Presenter/funding source
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased from local residents between 1922 and 1927 by amateur archaeologist Major Otto Holstein (1883-1934, U.S. Army, employed by the Northern Peru Mining and Smelting Company and president of the Trujillo Archaeological Society); purchased by MAI from Major Holstein in 1927 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place
North Coast; Peru (inferred)
See related items
Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/7148
Barcode
157148.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Bronze
Techniques
Cast
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws619321928-a459-4483-8a46-8591fcebdfdb
Record ID
NMAI_168434