Female figure

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Date created: AD 900-1400

Culture/People: probably Tarascan (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in Mexico in 1910.
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Place: Michoacán State; Mexico

See related items: Tarascan (archaeological culture); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7205
Barcode: 027205.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Female figure
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, painted, negative-painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609225fa8-555a-4e19-bb18-bc3ad392248a

Record ID: NMAI_29030