Figure of Chicomecóatl (the maize goddess)

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Date created: AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)

Culture/People: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Frederick Braun, Non-Indian, 1841-1918
Seller: Frederick Braun, Non-Indian, 1841-1918

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Braun (1841-1918, a well-known Brooklyn, New York, collector and dealer in fossils and minerals); purchased by George Heye from Frederick Braun in 1906.
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Place: Tenochtitlan; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
Geographical Areas: Valley of Mexico

See related items: Aztec (archaeological culture); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8143
Barcode: 008143.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure of Chicomecóatl (the maize goddess)
Media/Materials: Basalt, paint
Techniques: Pecked, polished, painted
Dimensions: 70 x 30 x 15 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65e0fee41-4726-4af9-9d95-85ecce60f86f

Record ID: NMAI_8283