Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1150–1521 (Late Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
James Wood, Non-Indian, 1839-1925
Carolena Morris Wood, Non-Indian, 1871-1936
L. Hollingsworth Wood (Levi Hollingsworth Wood), Non-Indian, 1873-1956
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of James Wood (1839-1925, a prominent educator in Mount Kisco, New York); inherited by his son Levi Hollingsworth Wood (1873-1956, a New York City attorney) and daughter Carolena Morris Wood (1871-1936); lent to MAI by L. Hollingsworth Wood and Carolena Wood in 1927 and never reclaimed.
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Place
Valley of Mexico; Mexico
Geographical Areas
Valley of Mexico
See related items
Aztec (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/7881
Barcode
157881.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, painted, stamped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64b7cfa6d-de9b-48ed-8457-7581f41458db
Record ID
NMAI_169453