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Date created: 1900 - 1930

Culture/People: Wanka Quechua
Previous owner: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Seller: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1928.
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Place: Ayacucho; Huamanga Province; Ayacucho Region; Peru

See related items: Wanka Quechua; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/9401
Barcode: 159401.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Silver-copper alloy
Techniques: Filigree, cast, soldered, incised
Dimensions: 5.00 x 1.50 x 7.50 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws694abcb61-f020-496d-92ff-e2138e95496f

Record ID: NMAI_170974