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Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Collected or excavated before 1914; purchased from Máximo Castañeda (the mayor of San Augustín Acasaguastlán) in 1914 by Jorge Ríos of Zadik & Co.; purchased by Carlos L. Luna (1880-1955, a Guatemalan antiquarian) from Jorge Rios in 1916; purchased by Maximo (Max) Obst (ca. 1872-1927, a collector of jade and other objects in Guatemala) from Carlos Luna in 1916 or 1917; purchased by MAI from Max Obst in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place
Guaytán; San Augustín Acasaguastlán Municipality; El Progreso Department, Northeast Region; Guatemala