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Figure (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
AD 900–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in Paris, France, in 1930 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Oaxaca State; Mexico
See related items
Zapotec (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/7037
Barcode
177037.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Jadeite
Techniques
Carved, drilled, polished
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6331b4e3d-a1d2-45b1-bf5e-98b553afe8ce
Record ID
NMAI_189443