Paper-making anvil/board

Date created
circa 1930
Culture/People
Otomí [San Pablito]
Collector
Bodil Christensen, Non-Indian, 1896-1985
Donor
Bodil Christensen, Non-Indian, 1896-1985
Collection History
Collected by Bodil Christensen (1896-1985, a Danish anthropologist who worked extensively with the Otomí); donated to MAI by Bodil Christensen in 1937.
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Place
San Pablito; Pahuatlán Municipality; Puebla State; Mexico
See related items
Otomí [San Pablito]
Art and Printing tools
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
19/5160
Barcode
195160.000
Object Type
Art and Printing tools
Object Name
Paper-making anvil/board
Media/Materials
Wood, amate (fig tree) paper
Techniques
Cut, carved
Dimensions
14 x 40 x 2 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68d45d3e5-5370-4284-aa72-4067f124d96e
Record ID
NMAI_208728