Chest ornament/Pectoral

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Date created: 1850-1900

Culture/People: Mapuche
Collector: J. Louis Schaefer (John Louis Schaefer), Non-Indian, 1867-1927
Previous owner: J. Louis Schaefer (John Louis Schaefer), Non-Indian, 1867-1927; Susan Karsch Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1872-1955
Donor: J. Louis Schaefer, Jr. (John Louis Schaefer, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1898-1981; Kathryn S. Gerdau (Kathryn Schaefer Gerdau/Mrs. Carl Gerdau), Non-Indian, 1900-1964; Susan Grace Sandblom (Susan Grace Schaefer Sandblom/Mrs. John Philip Sandblom), Non-Indian, 1907-1994; Bernhard K. Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1897-1985

Collection History: Collected in the early 1900s by J. Louis Schaefer (1867-1927, a New York City banker with financial interests in Latin America) during travel to South America; inherited by his wife, Susan Karsch Schaefer (1872-1955); donated to MAI in 1956 by their children: J. Louis Schaefer, Jr. (1898-1981), Kathryn Schafer Gerdau (Mrs. Carl Gerdau, 1900-1964), Susan Grace Schaefer Sandblom (Mrs. John Philip Sandblom, 1907-1994); and Bernhard K. Schaefer (1897-1985).
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Place: Chile

See related items: Mapuche; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/5042
Barcode: 225042.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Chest ornament/Pectoral
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Hammered, repoussé, cutout, stamped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cf1482ae-9b59-4934-88bf-6a5772af98d2

Record ID: NMAI_239907