Human figure

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Date created: AD 900-1600

Culture/People: probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938
Seller: George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938
Previous owner: Don Juan Lau Don, Non-Indian

Collection History: Said to have been collected by Native people from local tombs and sold to a trader named Don Juan Lau Don; acquired by George C. Dissette (1873-1938, an attorney in Glenville, Ohio) by 1904; purchased by George Heye from George Dissette in 1906.
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Place: Bocas del Toro; Bocas del Toro District; Bocas del Toro Province; Panama
Archipelago: Archipiélago Bocas del Toro
Island Name: Isla Colón

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8235
Barcode: 008235.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Human figure
Media/Materials: Gold
Techniques: Cast

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61e7b6cf5-b33c-4785-ba2b-b50e0cfd07a0

Record ID: NMAI_8658