Female figure

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Date created: 4400–1450 BC

Culture/People: probably Valdivia (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller: Gold Mask Productions de Arte
Seller agent: James Judge, III (James Edward Judge), Non-Indian; Joseph D. Sheldon, Non-Indian
Presenter/funding source: Alice K. Bache (Alice deYoung Kay Bache/Mrs. Harold L. Bache), Non-Indian, 1902-1977

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1973 from Gold Mask Productions de Arte (Quito, Ecuador), operated by antiquities dealers James Judge III and Joseph D. Sheldon, using funds donated by Alice K. Bache (1902-1977, a New York City art collector, philanthropist, and widow of investment banker Harold L. Bache).
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Place: Valdivia; Santa Elena Canton; Guayas Province; Ecuador

See related items: Valdivia (archaeological culture); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/8404
Barcode: 248404.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Female figure
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Modeled, incised, painted
Dimensions: 10 x 3 x 1.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60c5eec1e-b56f-4e4c-a0f7-fd387f28f2ba

Record ID: NMAI_263511