Pottery smoother

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Culture/People: probably Zapotec (attributed)
Collector: Jenny Krevolin (Jenny Goldberg/Mrs. Lewis Krevolin), Non-Indian, 1935-2016; Lewis Krevolin, Non-Indian, 1933-2017
Previous owner: Jenny Krevolin (Jenny Goldberg/Mrs. Lewis Krevolin), Non-Indian, 1935-2016; Lewis Krevolin, Non-Indian, 1933-2017
Donor: Jenny Krevolin (Jenny Goldberg/Mrs. Lewis Krevolin), Non-Indian, 1935-2016; Lewis Krevolin, Non-Indian, 1933-2017

Collection History: Collected by Lewis Krevolin (1933-2017, an artist and art history professor) and his wife Jenny Goldberg Krevolin (1935-2016) in 1973 during their research on contemporary Mexican ceramics; donated to MAI by Lewis and Jenny Krevolin in 1973.
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Place: San Bartolo Coyotepec; San Bartolo Coyotepec Municipality, Centro District, Valles Centrales Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico
Geographical Areas: Valley of Oaxaca

See related items: Zapotec; Pottery making tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/8633
Barcode: 248633.000

Object Type: Pottery making tools

Object Name: Pottery smoother
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Modeled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69a6600e1-fa19-4672-81c0-29665bd67e2b

Record ID: NMAI_264496