Bowl

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Culture/People: probably Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel) (attributed)
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Purchased by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) at a market in Guatemala in 1948; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Antigua Guatemala; Antigua Guatemala Municipality; Sacatepéquez Department, Central Region; Guatemala

See related items: Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1555
Barcode: 251555.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Bowl
Media/Materials: Gourd
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 15.5 x 6.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws603104763-6805-4fe1-8cac-87ec38c0dc5d

Record ID: NMAI_267407