Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)
Expedition leader
Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased from local residents in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and MAI.
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Place
Gaira; Santa Marta Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia