Jar

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Date created: AD 1350-1450

Culture/People: probably Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller: Edward H. Ledwidge, Non-Indian, 1870-1934
Previous owner: Edward H. Ledwidge, Non-Indian, 1870-1934

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected or excavated by miners or looters in 1913; formerly in the collection of Edward Ledwidge (1870-1934, an El Paso, Texas, tax collector and prominent collector and dealer of Casas Grandes pottery); purchased by George Heye from Edward Ledwidge in 1915.
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Place: Paquimé region; Paquimé (Casas Grandes); Casas Grandes Municipality; Chihuahua State; Mexico

See related items: Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/5943
Barcode: 045943.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Jar
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Modeled, painted, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e28a811e-467b-416f-8428-842ecb0f25b7

Record ID: NMAI_49205