Vessel in the form of a horse

Vessel
Date created
circa 1920
Culture/People
Mapuche
Expedition
Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents between 1929 and 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Lago del Budi; Puerto Domínguez; Cautín Province (historic Imperial Department); Araucanía Region IX; Chile
See related items
Mapuche
Containers and Vessels
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/5695
Barcode
175695.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Vessel in the form of a horse
Media/Materials
Pottery, pottery sherd/sherds
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled, burnished, inlaid
Dimensions
32 x 15 x 27 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b33d5589-ce0b-4ff9-9b36-c541b1c35ac3
Record ID
NMAI_188139