1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Eva Cutter (Eva Webster/Mrs. William Downing Webster), Non-Indian, 1854-1945
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1906 from British artifact dealer Eva Cutter (Mrs. William Downing Webster, 1854-1945); purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1913.
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