Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 900–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller
Josephine Morkill (Mary Josephine Wright/Mrs. William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1859-1943
Previous owner
William L. Morkill (William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1858-1936
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Lucius Morkill (1858-1936, who built and managed railroads in Mexico from 1901 to 1907 and in Peru from 1907 to 1919); purchased by MAI from his widow, Josephine Wright Morkill (1859-1943), in 1938.
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Place
Oaxaca State; Mexico
See related items
Zapotec (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
19/9358
Barcode
199358.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Carved, ground, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6667dda62-addb-44da-8169-46a6ef7f242e
Record ID
NMAI_212897