Monkey figure

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Parintintín (Parintintin)
Presenter/funding source: Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964
Collector: Robert Carlton Brown (Robert C. Brown), Non-Indian, 1886-1959
Seller: Robert Carlton Brown (Robert C. Brown), Non-Indian, 1886-1959

Collection History: Collected by Robert Carlton Brown (1886-1959, an author and food writer who lived in Brazil between about 1919 and 1925); purchased by MAI from Robert Brown in 1942 using proceeds from collection sales to Julius Carlebach (1909-1964; Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York).
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Place: Rio Xingu; Pará State, North Region, Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

See related items: Parintintín (Parintintin); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/5658
Barcode: 205658.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Monkey figure
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Modeled, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e16a1266-2cdb-4fbf-a9e0-6fb7ae537843

Record ID: NMAI_219300