Mask part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1200–1600 (Late Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Donor
Robert L. Stolper (Robert M. Stolper), Non-Indian
Charlene G. Stolper (Charlene Gene Coope/Charleen Stolper/Mrs. Robert L. Stolper), Non-Indian
Previous owner
Robert L. Stolper (Robert M. Stolper), Non-Indian
Charlene G. Stolper (Charlene Gene Coope/Charleen Stolper/Mrs. Robert L. Stolper), Non-Indian
Collection History
Collection history unknown, but said to have been found in a cave in 1967 or 1968; formerly in the collection of Robert L. Stolper (Stolper Galleries, New York) and his wife Charlene G. Stolper; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Stolper in 1971.
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Place
Cave outside Tehuacán; Tehuacán; Tehuacán Municipality; Puebla State; Mexico
See related items
Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture)
Masks and Masking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/6085
Barcode
246085.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Object Name
Mask part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Wood, tree pitch/gum, amate (fig tree) paper
Techniques
Carved, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eb472aea-6dbb-4af3-b6c0-8c0b9ea5de90
Record ID
NMAI_261985