Figure (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1000-1500
Culture/People
probably Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Christian F. Witzke, Non-Indian, 1856-1921
Seller
Christian F. Witzke, Non-Indian, 1856-1921
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Christian F. Witzke (1856-1921, director of the National Museums of Venezuela); purchased by George Heye from Christian Witzke in 1915.
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Place
El Tocuyo; Morán Municipality; Lara State, Central-Western Region; Venezuela
See related items
Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
4/8837
Barcode
048837.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Granite
Techniques
Pecked, carved, ground
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e0783fd7-146f-4342-bd6a-d3ae9bad0951
Record ID
NMAI_52771