Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- AD 300–900 (Classic period)
- Culture/People
- possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Elena H. Klasky (Elena Klassky), Non-Indian, 1886-1971
- Ruth Moritz, Non-Indian, 1907-1975
- Donor
- Ruth Moritz, Non-Indian, 1907-1975
- Honoree
- Elena H. Klasky (Elena Klassky), Non-Indian, 1886-1971
- Collection History
- Probably acquired by Elena H. Klasky (1886-1971, a New York City schoolteacher) in 1919 when she travelled and studied in Mexico; inherited by her friend Ruth Moritz (1907-1975, also a New York City schoolteacher); donated to MAI by Ruth Moritz in 1973 in memory of Elena Klasky.
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- Place
- Oaxaca State; Mexico
- See related items
- Zapotec (archaeological culture)
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 24/8370
- Barcode
- 248370.000
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Object Name
- Figure part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Pottery
- Techniques
- Modeled
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_264287