Box with cover

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Date created: AD 250-600

Culture/People: probably Lima Tradition: Maranga (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Carlebach Gallery
Seller: Carlebach Gallery
Seller agent: Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1954 from the Julius Carlebach Gallery (New York), operated by Julius Carlebach (1909-1964).
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Place: Central Coast; Peru

See related items: Lima Tradition: Maranga (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/3917
Barcode: 223917.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Box with cover
Media/Materials: Wood, shell/shells, paint
Techniques: Carved, incised, inlaid, painted
Dimensions: 17 x 12 x 9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6435feb65-00a6-4dfe-9e23-955e2478fa91

Record ID: NMAI_238834