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Date created: AD 1000-1500

Culture/People: probably Muisca (archaeological) (attributed)
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 MAI from an unknown source in 1930 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Vicinity of Bogotá; Bogotá; Capital District; Colombia

See related items: Muisca (archaeological); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/8022
Barcode: 178022.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Indigenous Term: tunjo

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Gold
Techniques: Cast
Dimensions: 12 x 5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e1a29c47-a009-41fc-99de-6327546e55be

Record ID: NMAI_190152